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Chapter 26
Therewereorchards,heavyleafedintheirprime,andvineyardswiththelonggreencrawlerscarpetingthegroundbetweentherows.Thereweremelonpatchesandgrainfields.Whitehousesstoodinthegreenery,rosesgrowingoverthem.Andthesunwasgoldandwarm.
InthefrontseatofthetruckMaandTomandAlwereovercomewithhappiness.«Iain’treallyfeltsogoodforalongtime,"Masaid.«’Fwepickplentypeacheswemightgetahouse,payrenteven,foracouplemonths.Wegottohaveahouse.»
Alsaid,«I’ma-gonnasaveup.I’llsaveupan’thenI’ma-goin’inatownan’getmeajobinagarage.Liveinarooman’eatinrestaurants.Gotothemovin’pitchersever’damnnight.Don’costmuch.Cowboypitchers.»Hishandstightenedonthewheel.
Theradiatorbubbledandhissedsteam.«Didyoufillherup?»Tomasked.«Yeah.Wind’skindabehindus.That’swhatmakesherboil.»
«It’saawfulniceday,"Tomsaid.«Use’taworktherein
McAlesteran’thinkallthethingsI’ddo.I’dgoinastraightlinewaytohellan’gonean’neverstopnowheres.Seemslikealongtimeago.Seemslikeit’syearsagoIwasin.Theywasaguardmadeittough.Iwasgonnalayfor’im.Guessthat’swhatmakesmemadatcops.Seemslikeever’copgothisface.Heuse’tagetredintheface.Lookedlikeapig.Hadabrotheroutwest,theysaid.Use’tagetfellasparoledtohisbrother,an’thentheyhadtoworkfornothin’.Iftheyraisedastink,they’dgetsentbackforbreakin’parole.
