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Posted by copey [206.80.249.245] on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 19:37:45 :
I can tell when somebody is watching me, it’s a sixth sense I have . I was trying to put a new tractor seat in place , but felt eyes on my back .I turned around it was Amanda , a young girl of 18 and pretty as a cute a girl you would ever see . Amanda uses a cane to walk its one of those canes that wraps to her upper arm and runs down her forearm where she holds a hand grip . I never asked what happened and why , none of my business anyway. She struggles to walk as her one leg just buckles, but that doesn’t slow her down one bit. So I asked “you walked all the way over from your place “she nods and spins her body around on her crutch, she does that when she blushes, a nervous habit . She asks me “have you been here long putting on that tractor seat” I respond “no about fifteen minutes “ . “Well Copey you sure have a big pile of tools out and bigger pile of cigarette buts laying around for fifteen minutes “ . I think to myself a smart kid.”What’s the problem “she asks . “I cant get the back rest adjusted properly “ .”Well” she says back quickly “on page six, on these instructions you have to completely remove the bolts and reposition the back rest then the adjustment bolts holes will line up with a different series of holes” and “reinstall and tighten the bolts” . I ask where did you learn to speak Chinese Spanish or German “. Oh Copey on the other side of the instructions, its in English .” Who reads instructions any way I say” and think too myself this kid is too smart for my own good . She says” you should and you wouldn’t be out in this cold so long “ this kid is to too smart .So I “ask what brings you here “, oh mom asked me to give you this envelope . In the summer her folks bought some things from me and owed me money , not a great deal of it , but enough . Now her folks were really struggling to get by .I knew the story all to well, it was all over town ,and then some , the difficulties the family has been having .But they had the decency to pay and I greatly respected that . So with that said I tucked the envelope in my top coverall pocket . I finally get the seat adjusted and ask her to go inside with the women , they are baking Christmas goodies . She says “naw I am just going to sit in your power wagon till your done and you can drive me home” Amanda does one of her spin arounds she’s being bold now . I ask “how do you know I am heading in to town”. “Oh Copey every one knows you go at 3 to town for coffee and womanizing” I said “ don’t let Mrs Copey here that womanizing part and its not true “! .She giggles from the cab of the truck. I said I was going in , to tell the family of my about to be wanderings . We headed to town so , I ask her what she is going to do after high school “university ,to be a doctor “ that would not surprise me one bit ! At the drive threw I ask her what she wants “a hot chocolate and frosted cinnamon roll of course Copeys buying” ,”why not I chuckled “. In about two minutes we are at her folks place . Her mother Heather comes out to greet us , she looks tired and a bit stressed .Heather puts on a faint smile . I ask her if she’s ready for Christmas “not quite she says “. I knew exactly what that meant , I pull out the envelope . Heather asks “is it not all there “,I said of course its all there . I ask Amanda” best to start your chores before dark” , she spins on her crutch and gives me a big wave and a smile , off she goes . I ask Heather to come closer to the truck I take the envelope stick in her hand and say “spend that on the kids “. I backed out quickly or as quickly as a power wagon could back up and never looked back Merry Christmas ~ Copey
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