under the big black sun: a fable


 
 
 







Phone reinstated in the boarding house, Mac ceased to receive the calls in regard to his celebrity status. He cornered Kelly on the courthouse lawn and asked if someone got caught and charged with the murder would they re-run the videotape of him talking about Sarah's body's discovery.

"Out of my hands Mac."

"Naw, I just mean would they?"

"Sure, Mac. Probably so. But look, I gotta run."

"You ever need to interview me again, just call right up!" he yelled.

He decided to go with the 7-11 job, and drove over with the gas gauge on less than empty and found it had been given to someone else. "We tried to call you. Line was always busy."

"Huh. Musta been the guy in 4. He's always on it."

"Yeah, that's what it was. Sorry."