Grayson’s

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An Excerpt:

Sherri hung up the phone. “John Cyril is coming here!”

“You don’t say…” said Tom. “Do you need to go home to change into your poodle skirt?”

Sherri gave Tom another dirty look. “You’re just jealous he went to college and became a doctor.”

“Shucks,” said Tom, “anybody can go to college. It takes real knowledge to run a business.”

Sherri snapped, “That your dad gave you.”

“Hey, I run the place,” said Tom. “Hiring and firing people, if you know what I mean.”  He shot a glance at Sherri, who continued to twist the phone cord, but her eyes burned. A car pulled in front of the store.

“Is that him? Is that him?” Sherri said, primping her hair. “I hope he remembers me!”

“It’s not him,” Tom said. “It’s just Nix. Don’t you recognize his car?”

It was Nix, with his wife, followed closely by Fat Walter Harcombe, Tom’s brother John (which was going to cause confusion again), J.R., and all their wives, most of whom were named Mary, all turning out to see John Cyril, who was on their heels. A great shout went up when he came in, followed by a piercing cry from Sherri behind the counter, “John, do you remember me?”

John looked at her with absolutely no recognition on his face, then he said, “Sure, I do, you were in…uh…we were…”

Sherri interrupted, “I was a freshman in high school when you were a senior!”

“Oh, that’s right,” said John, and everyone laughed.

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