波波小说

第22部分（第3页）

heated　argument　you？d　expect　from　two　exes　living　in　such　close　quarters。

With　so　little　time　before　Dan　left　for　college；　Vanessa　couldn？t　believe　that　this　was　the　way

they　were　going　to　leave　things。　Not　even　one　last　lingering　kiss　or　one　last　roll　in　the　hay？　Every

time　Dan　brushed　past　her　when　he　was　making　his　umpteenth　cup　of　Folgers　crystals；　or　on　the

way　to　the　bathroom；　when　she　caught　a　whiff　of　stale　Camels　and　coffee　grounds；　she　had　to　stop

herself　from　throwing　him　down　on　the　dust…bunny…littered　floor　and　ripping　off　his　brown；

frayed…at…the…bottom；　zillion…year…old　cords。　In　fact；　now　that　Dan　was　gay？and　pletely

unattainable？the　thought　was　more　appealing　than　ever。

A　key　jiggled　in　the　front　door　and　it　swung　open　with　a　bang　as　Rufus　Humphrey？s　bulk　filled

the　doorway。　He　wore　a　pair　of　denim　overalls　splattered　in　white　paint　with　a　faded　brown

ANTEATERS　HAVE　FEELINGS　TOO　T…shirt　underneath；　and　scuffed；　red　bowling　shoes　on　his

feet。　A　white　straw　Panama　hat　was　perched　jauntily　atop　his　wiry；　shoulder…length　gray　hair；　and

his　bushy　salt…and…pepper　beard　was　partially　braided；　with　a　hot　pink　elastic　at　the　end。

？Hey　Dad；？　Dan　called　from　his　station　at　the　window。　？Check　out？？　？Close　your　eyes；　Dan！？

Rufus　boomed；　holding　up　one　hand；　palm　out　in　a　stop…in…the…name…of…love　pose；　as　if　he　were

auditioning　to　be　the　next　Supreme。　Dan　was　too　surprised　to　do　anything　but　ply。　He　closed

his　eyes；　his　mind　racing　with　the　possibilities。　Chinese　food　for　lunch？　He　was　starving。　An　iPod

to　take　to　college　with　him？　A　first　edition　of　his　favorite　novel　of　all　time；The　Sorrows　of　Young

Werther　by　Goethe？

？Danny；　darrrrrrrling！？　A　preening；　soprano…pitched　voice　sang　out　behind　Rufus。　Dan？s　eyes

snapped　open。　Whatever　he　was　expecting；　it　definitely　wasn？t　this。

？Mom？！？

Jeanette　Humphrey　flew　into　the　room　like　an　exotic　bird　just　released　from　captivity；　dressed　in

a　turquoise　floor…length　sundress　and　carrying　two　large　brown　shopping　bags。　She　threw　her　long；

gray…streaked　mousy　brown　hair　over　one　shoulder；　elbowed　Rufus　aside　with　an　exasperated　sigh；

and　flung　her　skinny　arms　around　Dan　in　a　cloud　of　poisonously　strong　floral　perfume。　Dan　just

stood　there　in　a　state　of　shock；　his　arms　like　chow　fun　noodles　as　he　tried　to　wrap　his　mind　around

the　fact　that　this　was　actually　happening。　What　the　fuck？　Was　this　really　his　mother；　after；　what；ten

years？　Or　was　this　an　acid　flashback；　like　a　real…life　Howl　poem？　Oh　wait；　he　had　never　done　acid。

What　was　shedoing　here？

Vanessa　watched　with　a　fascination　that　bordered　on　horror　as　the　mythical　Mrs。　Humphrey

proceeded　to　kiss　Dan　all　over　his　face；　leaving　violent　tracks　of　bright　pink　lipstick　smeared

across　his　sunken　cheeks。

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