“Are you poor, or is your dad working class, or what?” “My dad’s a butcher at the Food Lion here in Downy.” “And your mom?” she asked. “Dead,” said Ezekiel. “Cancer?” asked Beth. “Bad driving,” said Ezekiel. “Not hers. Guy who hit her got six months in jail. I was four.” “Were you in the car?” “She wasn’t in a car,” said Ezekiel. “What about your dad?” “He’s probably alive. Somewhere. Couldn’t deal with how tall I wasn’t at the age of eight. Or else he found somebody he liked better than Mom. If I ever see him again, I’ll ask.” “Now we have shared our deepest pain,” said Ezekiel. “Can we
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Funny pair sharing sad life stories.
