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pigeons and spat…out gum?
?Anyway;? Ruby went on; her voice as breathless as if she?d been running the 10K; ?That?s not
the reallybig news。 Are you sitting down?? ?Yeah;? Vanessa lied; distractedly placing her ceramic
cup in the microwave and setting the timer。
?We?re getting married!!!!!?
?What!??Vanessa sank to the floor in front of the microwave; Folgers crystals scattering all over
the linoleum they?d just mopped this morning。Married? ToPiotr ? They?d just met a few months
ago! He made paintings of naked women anddogs ! And now he was going to befamily ? There
was something seriously wrong with the world。
Just then Dan?s mom glided into the kitchen; wearing a diaphanous; floor…length pink dressing
gown embroidered with hundreds of exotic birds。 A pasty; fragrant white cream that smelled like
pound cake covered every inch of her face。 Her fuzzy pink slippers shuffled against the linoleum
floor。 ?Pardon me; I forgot to take my vitamin drink!? Jeanette whispered; opening the refrigerator
and pouring a noxious…looking brown liquid into a Scooby…Doo glass。 ?Vitamins are nature?s gift
to us all!? she trilled。 Vanessa just shook her head as Jeanette smacked her lips and started to walk
back to Dan?s room; drinking the disgusting…looking concoction and humming as she went。
?Vanessa? Can you hear me?? Ruby?s voice broke the silence。
?Um; yeah。 Whatever。 I mean; congratulations;? Vanessa murmured into the phone。 She looked
up to see Dan standing in the doorway。 He shot her a quizzical look and mouthed; ?Are you okay??
Vanessa just nodded and brought the phone closer to her ear。 Ruby was still chattering away
happily; totally oblivious