threw the E-string in too, even though the blood was dry, she knew it could be tested for his. She used the sheet to move him, dragging him across the floor, then pulled him down the hall, and hauled him through the kitchen up to the cellar door. There she took a rest. Thank God for sheet. He was heavy. She went back to the bedroom. The only dirty things there, were the mattress and the crumpled-up sheet, so she grabbed the sheet, and went back to the kitchen. China unl

Thomas played the guitar all day and into the night. A string broke. He didn’t even replace it; just left it there. It was the E string; the thinnest one. She put tape on both ends. That song bugged her even more; China knew he wrote it for Eve. She told him that because he was down lately, she would get bottle wine, and cook him something special. He told her that he it just because he didn’t have a job, and he was going out looking on Monday. She knew it wasn’t tru

false teeth by saving up, and got surgery to remove the decayed ones. The government covered that. She took very good care of them, and took them out every night. He loved oral sex without them, but still wouldn’t return the favour. She was cleaning them when she dropped the bottom plate. It broke. She was devastated. It completely changed her looks, but not what she ate, nor him. He still followed her around, listened, and asked for sex every night. He said nothing

he didn’t. When they woke, it was after dark, so she made dinner. It was Creamed Pearl Onions, Baked Potatoes with Melted Cheddar and Black Beans, and Buttered Broccoli. He thought it was delicious, but wanted dessert, so she made raw Chocolate Brownies. She always made dessert after that. They went to bed, and made love again, but he still didn’t do that thing with his tongue. Thomas lost his job that same week, but his daughter was coming to visit that weekend, so that w