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something like this from him….
spittle foams at the corners
of her mouth. But not from you.
Where the hell have you been?
Dad jumps in with a monster-
fueled lie about car trouble,
dead cell phone batteries, and
more. He looks like crap
and I know I can’t look much
better, but no time to worry
about that now. “Can we talk
about this later? I imagine
everyone’s waiting for us.”
And, of course, they totally
are. Baptisms usually happen
before the sermon, but Pastor
Keith wisely forged ahead,
assuming [praying] Hunter’s
wayward mother would
appear sooner or later.
All eyes turn as we come
through the door, and I know
every single pair must ascertain
exactly what the problem is.
Better not to think about that.
Leigh has saved Mom and me
seats up front. Dad and Linda Sue
sit at the back of the sanctuary.
Somehow, we maintain
when they call the baptismal
