The next day, Saturday, Ray came over and I drove us up to Ventura. We sat at the kitchen table where we'd sat so many weekend mornings. We were seconds away from doing one of the most real things one human being can do to another. Hands where we can see them, I said.
I doubt if she was even aware of why she stopped moving forward. I didn't see a message. Which usually meant he was hiding a lot of emotions, none of which he wanted to share. Benny grabbed a three-quart can of guava shells, and began to batter it against the ice bank.
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