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Oh my soul, be prepared for the coming of the Stranger. Be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions. There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not. —T. S. Eliot
Highlighting this because I want to see how this pertains to the story at the end. Everytime the author adds something like this I always read and forget it. Lol!
Neon signs advertised Miller Lite, but Adam had a bottle of Budweiser in his right hand.
Whoa. What a cool cat.
“Corinne,
I’ve always liked that name. Maybe she’ll ruin it for me. Yet to be seen.
“I must remember to genuflect next time I see him,” Adam said.
Does anyone use that word IRL?
“We humans can’t see straight. We are always biased. We always protect our own interests.”
Novelty Funsy is a billing name for the following online retailer: Fake-A-Pregnancy.com
Omg, there is NO WAY that is a name of an actual retailer! lololol!
Adam caught his reflection in the mirror. The voice in the back of his head was starting up again. He quietly padded back down the hall. He brought up the web browser and searched for DNA test. The first one was sold at Walgreens.
I thought that surely there was no way you can order a DNA test from Walgreens. So I googled it and sure enough... one of the top results is from Walgreens.
“Daddy eggs” were scrambled up with milk, mustard, and Parmesan cheese.
Ooo that sounds good
Throughout his adult life, Adam had cycled through a potpourri of workout programs—yoga (not flexible), Pilates (confused), boot camp (why not just join the military?), Zumba (don’t ask), aquatics (near drown), spin (sore butt)—but in the end, he always returned to simple weights.
My life
Kristin Hoy was next to her, wearing a sleeveless top with shorts so tiny that they had Daddy issues.
Yikes....
An old Croatian proverb Adam had learned in college applied here: “The hunchback sees the hump of others—never his own.”
Cal’s glasses never seemed to fit right. They kept slipping down his nose, forcing him to push them back up with his index finger, only to have them immediately start their nasal descent again.
LITERALLY MY LIFE OMG
He nursed his Red Lobster “specialty cocktail,” a mango mai tai. His garlic shrimp scampi
Omg... I would kill for that right now
“Twenty years.” Heidi shook her head and bit back her tears. “That bastard.” “Pardon?” “Marty. That bastard.” “Oh, we’re not talking about Marty,” the stranger said. Now, for the first time, Heidi looked completely baffled. “What? Then who?” “We’re talking about your daughter, Kimberly.”
I thought it was about the husband too lol
Over the past four years, Corinne had missed only one day of school.
Me
Corinne wasn’t good with the finances.
A control freak that’s not good with finances? I disown her.
But more important, especially now that he thought about it: How did Adam recover so quickly from the devastating news that he had received just minutes earlier at the American Legion bar?
Interesting...
After reading: well this makes sense how he knew what was going on.
Bob now found his voice. “What do you think we’re talking about?” he half snapped. “There’s money missing from the account.”
Well that makes sense how she got money then.
After reading: I redact that last statement
Kuntz never understood cheating on your wife. Your wife was the woman you loved more than anything in the world, your only true companion, a part of you. You either love her with all your heart or you don’t—and if you don’t, it was time to move along, little doggie.
Lol! That was a nice sentiment but the “the little doggie” made it hilarious 🤣
“Hell, I want to give Hugh Jackman a sponge bath. So what? You can’t help what you want. You’re human. Let it go.”
Omg what lol
He had reminded himself that a father is not merely a sperm donor. A father is there for his child, provides for his child, loves and cares and raises him.
He found a few like-minded people in similar businesses, all with the same access to secrets that he had. Some were much more interested in the moneymaking side of the venture. Others understood that what they were doing was right and just, and while Chris didn’t want to make it into some kind of religious crusade, there was an aspect of his new operation that felt like a moral quest.
Interesting
Something wet splashed on his face. Adam realized through the fog that it was Merton’s brains.
Ick
“Where is Corinne now?” “You’re standing right where I buried her.” Just like that. Adam made himself look down. Vertigo took over. He didn’t bother to steady himself. The earth beneath his feet, he could see, had recently been disturbed. He collapsed to the side, leaning against a tree, his breath hitching in his chest.
This man is acting so nonchalant about killing his bffs wife
