Crow said, in a different voice, a low growl of a voice, “and I’ll take your balls for a necklace. Don’t mistake me for one of your small town candy-ass pussies you put your chokeholds on and beat senseless with a nightstick. You underestimate me and you’ll find yourself in a grave, friend.” “Listen to him,” Heddy said. “He’s not lying to you.” “I’d like to take my chances,” Jay said. “No. You wouldn’t.” Again Crow bopped him in the back of the head with a closed fist. “And if you don’t shut up, I’m going to make Heddy pull down some back woods road so I can put a bullet between your macho-man eyes.” “Daddy, don’t,” I said, getting really scared. “Jay, please,” Mama said, sighing so hard it filled the whole car. Jay nodded as if to say Okay. Okay, for now. Okay, but I’m going to take the little creep down when I get the chance, just you wait and see. # HEDDY knew if they headed south for the border from St. Louis, they would have been caught on the road right away.
