Chapter 6
“What’s the matter?”
“I just remembered. I don’t have any money left to ride the subway. Damn. I should’ve saved my money instead of buying donuts with it.”
Gracie thought for a moment, and then asked, “Do you drive?”
“Yeah. I just don’t have a car.”
“Okay, listen to me. Outside here I have an old clunker you can drive.”
“Your car? Gracie, I can’t take your car.”
“Hey, don’t worry about me. I don’t use it that much, anyway. Hell, with all the traffic around here, it’s cheaper to take public transportation, anyway. Besides, you’ll be lucky if that clunker takes you ten feet.” She reached up and tousled his hair after she threw the keys on the counter. “Now you get out of here before I change my mind.”
Stuffing the last of the donuts in his mouth, and guzzling down the lemonade, he wiped his mouth, and said, “Thanks, Gracie. If I get rich, I’ll leave it all to you.”
“Hey, kiddo, with you so young and me so old, I won’t hold my breath.”