by William Wolf
Baldini drove it over to Leon Mitsakawa’s place.”
“Who’s he?”
“A Japanese fel a, very nice guy. Him and me have scalped tickets together a few times. He’s the one told me about the fugu. Course he didn’t tel me who it was for, but I put one and one together.”
Bobby laughed. “Mendy the Pearl. Wel , you said you’d have a home-court advantage in Detroit.”
“You live in a place this long, it gures you’re gonna know people.”
Bobby lit a joint and took a deep hit. “This has been some summer,” he said. “Are you real y going into this school thing?”
“Why not?”
“How’d you like a music teacher?”
“Sure. Your band can play at the junior prom,” said Mendy.
“Seriously, I could help out—”
“Aw, you got bet er things to do with your life.”
“I’m not talking about forever. But I feel like there’s stil some things I can learn.”
“From me? Nah, I got nothin’ left to learn you—you already know what it took me al my life to gure out.
And the funny thing is, you got it from her,” he said, tapping the urn.
“Got what?”
“The golden rule,” said Mendy. “Live by the sh, die by the fish.”
the fish.”
“That’s it? Live by the fish, die by the fish?”
Mendy smiled and said, “What were you expecting, Shakespeare? Hey, go catch up with Til ie.”
“Aw,” said Bobby.
“Aw yourself,” Mendy said. “And don’t forget to stop by now and then. I’l fix you somethin’ good to eat.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WILLIAM WOLF is the pseudonym of a journalist and author who wishes to remain anonymous. His reluctance to reveal his true identity is unrelated to anything he may know about the actual events surrounding the disappearance of Jimmy Hof a. Real y.
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