I pass Bill on my way. I give him my best smile and he stops. “What’re you grinning about?” “I want my penny back, Bill.” He chuckles mirthlessly. “You ain’t getting it. Besides, you got bigger things to fret about. I’d bet you won’t last till morning.” “I will. And when I do, I’m going to march right back here and take what’s mine. You got my promise on that.” Bill gives me a hard look. “Keep walking, you crazy-ass coon.”

