He looks like one of the kids I had in school.

No no no no

             Don say tha

Don’t say what?

Whaya just said

                  Have you forgotten youve already admitted to me that you hit it off real well  at court with a man accused of child pornography yasaid a pleasant tenfifteen minute conversation didnt say whaya talked about only tha he was welldressed then not a year ago some obviously disturbed man walking his bicycle screamed at you calledya a sexual predator You had to confront him

                                             Now

He looks like one of the kids I had in school

Had

In

School

Stop it, you know what I mean.

    Do I

           Child pornography predator paedophile  An uncomfortable alliteration

Would you quit?

Got a coin

What do you mean, got a coin?

Coppin Does she . . . or doesnt she haircolouring commercial

What are you talking about.

Is he or aint he

                Lets flip a coin find if you are or ifya aint

You’re ridiculous.

I got coins in the car lemme go get one

                                         Id assume a quarter but I do have a hafdollar  I think the haf woudbe ideal to flip uncoverperhaps your suppressed deepseated sexual desires

Would you stop?

Hey you told me when a women says stop she doesnt truly mean it

Stop.

    Cuttin to close to the bone

                               Er Gawd he loved fuckin with him  With your teaching credentials you coudbe a sexual predator instructor

Off the top of your head name a couple of the classes wha prerequisites

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Clairol  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be9MREGx7NM & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAeVMSCdMc

Sharon and Brendon werent married

Brendon was well-heeled

                            he could afford Sharon

he liked them both

                     Brendon was generous he brought Don Julio 1942 Anejo for poolside Margaritas

If you don mind may I have a side of Don Julio with my beer

Help yourself, Joe, there’s plenty, I brought two bottle.

Two

I figured we’d be thirsty.

they were five

                and they  he was late  were waaay ahead of him

Margaritas and marijuana

                            Sharon had an awesome connexion  no storefront cannabis shop for her

I’ve known him since before things were legalised.

                                                     she turned to him  Joe. Remember last year, the hashish?

You kiddin me so damn good it shoud have erased my memory of it

they laughed

That was his.

Well lemme know if you choose to venture tha avenue again  Im in

You’re not in, I’d gift you.

I coudnt

You could, though you’d have to do nasty things to me.

    I coud do tha

Hold it hold on Butch interrupted you’re Brendon’s gir. .

. . I’m my girl. I do as I please.

                                  I don’t ask permission.

Butch turned to Brendon

I’ve no claim no purchase, she’s her own woman.

But I thoug . .

. . Lemme interrupt Chivalry aint dead  Huge assumption Butch

                                                                      Its impolite to ask a woman where her money comes from

Sharon nodded Thank you, Joe.

Youre welcome

                        Wha ah  nasty things did you have in mind

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they were out back  they were waaay ahead of him

                                              Ya need to catch up!

Its two  Whatime ya start 

the four

         eyes like peeholes in the snow  shrugged

Lemme rephrase  ask

                         You had breakfast first 

the four nodded

                 damn near in unison

Butch texted me had to share a picture of your Muleskinner as he likes to call it  breakfast Thawas shortly after ten

Ingest  Fifteentwenty minutes

                                    Gettin stoned by Eleven

Butch  Sounsbout right

Im not catchinup

                   Ill have a five MG gummy

Connie  No no no nuh nuh . . . No. Ten. Maybe ten an a kicker.

Five with a beer

No no nuh . . . . have a margarita.

                                     There’s a huge pitcher in the fridge.

Beers fine thank you

Sharon and Brendon sat mute sat smiling

Butch  We just fired up a bowl he leaned forward to hand it to him care for a hit?

No thanks Edibles in the cabinet usual spot

Yeah.

Ill be right out

               Anyone need their drink refreshed  a beer

they nodded and said No

hed let them sort that out

                            Right back

 

Butch Whatime please

Butch looked at his everpresent host he was its parasite

                                                              Two.      Thirtynine.

Its actually twoforty yah

I don’t like even numbers.

But it is   Correct

    Yeah.

Thank you

             could feel his high coming on

Connie refilled fired up a bowl  toked  handed it to Butch  toked  to Brendon  toked  to Sharon toked  Sharon leaned forward to hand it to him  Sharon had a admirable rack  she leaned more forward  nice aureoles too

                                                                                                           Here.

No thanks Sharon

    Oh.

         she leaned back

he enjoyed a nice frisson

Connie had interrupted herself to pack fire the bowl but continued talking about a new/used bookstoreshe insisted he had to go to

             He, John, the owner, started it up after he lost his wife.

he asked He misplace her

Huh?

Misplace her

               Shell probably be in the last place he looks

Huh?

       then nodding her head  No no nuh nuh nuh they hadnt worked that out she’s dead. 

John started up the bookstore after his wife died

    Yes. Yes.

Anwhy do I need to go to this bookstore that John began after he lost his wife

she took the bowl from Sharon

                                 Because  lit the lighter  because you are wise.  took a deep hit

Oh Connie please

                    Ya tryin to blow smoke up my ass

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chewing the fat

the disgust was evident Why would you say something like that?

Screw your sneer  Because its true

                                     Had more children flunked a grade teacher tells the childs parents I’m keeping them back for their own good

Id have told the kid

                     Youre be back in Third again next Fall A year older than all your classmates

Im tellingya flunking incentivised me

                                         I wasnt a good studenthad to work my ass off  but motherfucker if I was going to be left behind Thadbe a cold day in Hell

But you must understand . .

. . No I don

            I helped counseled kids in junior high to think about classes they would enter as freshman I saw from their transcripts that almost forty percent werent reading at grade level I asked an administrator if these kids were being promoted would they receive help at the high school to bolster their reading I was told there was a remedial program but only twentyfive percentall they had time for twentyfive percent of the children who performed worst

I was gobsmacked

                       So  you understand

I hear you. What I’m saying is children who would be faile . .

. . Flunked

It isn’t necessary to split hairs over wor . .

. . It is

        Everyone fails at something    Flunked Not a euphemism

Whatever.

    What I’m saying is . . is that you’re not taking into account their self-esteem.

Which is why I said

                      Self-esteem  Ya either got it or ya don

Its a driver

            If I didnt value myself as I did as a boywhen I was struggling I coud have thrown my hands up said Don matter Ill be promoted

Can you imagine years later the coddled has a kid and the kid says to their father Would you help me read, please?and they cant  Daddy cant read

                               Healthy dose of self-esteem

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