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Behind the corrugated grocery store, three horses mosied against a wire fence. Straw wisps floated from a bale mountain stacked against the slatted outhouse. Sammy reached over the wire and stroked the palamino's muzzle. Get some hay, he called to Rick and Rick stooped to gather a handful of hay. Feed him, said Sammy with one eye on Rick and the other on the horse. You do it, Rick whined. Sammy held the hay to the horse's smile while it lapped his palm. The other horses whinnied and crowded closer before Sammy and Rick headed across the dirt...
Goodbye Luke, called Myrtle from the steps of the cafe to a man climbing into a truck. The air felt cooler inside. Rick watched the flies play hopscotch on the checkerboard cloths. I'm Myrtle, said Myrtle. What can I get you? Sammy ordered iced coffee. Rick ordered coffee ice cream. What is coffee ice cream? asked Myrtle...
...takes the car, why don't you ride to the dentist tomorrow? asked Myrtle. It's fifteen miles, said Becky. Don't bend the spoons! Myrtle told her harshly. Eagle Star can take you thirty miles, easy, she said. Becky straightened the spoon. How far to Vegas, asked Rick. A ways, said Myrtle. Becky laughed...
They drove down to the beach where a bonfire sent shadows gliding across the sand. I don't like shadows, said Rick. Sammy said nothing. Somebody called out from the bonfire. Sammy couldn't hear so he moved closer. Want some wine? came the voice again. They moved down closer. No wine for me, said Rick. They stepped across the sand until the fire warmed their faces. So this is California, Rick smiled. Don't spoil it, snapped Sammy...
...Rick didn't want to sleep on the beach. The sharks come out at night, he joked. They ambled back to the car. Let's go to the party! cried Sammy. They drove back along the cliffs, turning in finally until they arrived back among the canyons. They parked behind a Porsche and changed clothes. Sammy put on his shades in the night. Rick wore a windbreaker and cutoffs...