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So uh, you mutter as your sugar-loaded blood pressure drops to acceptable levels, what else did said Crazy Bitch say, anyways? C’mon, gimme some ammo!
“Nothing too juicy, really…” Remarks Heather as she looks skyward and ponders your question, “She said something about working towards getting a <span class="mu-g">DIVEMASTER CERTIFICATION?</span> She really seems to like the water…”
Yea, you nod as you crane your ear lakeward and hear faint splashing, she’s basically ‘<span class="mu-i">ambitious</span>’.
Your sister-in-law blinks in confusion. “Huh?”
You know, you repeat as you smack your head a few times to jog your brain a little, like… like <span class="mu-i">frogs</span> and stuff? <span class="mu-i">Salamangers?</span>
“Oh! <span class="mu-i">Amphibious!</span>” Heather exclaims with a quiet giggle! “Yea, she must be, huh?” As her laughter trails off, she sends a wry grin your way. “She was also really surprised you brought her with you here… but she really appreciates it.”
Yea, well, you shrug, you’re just a charitable soul, you guess! Ha ha!
“<span class="mu-r">But she paid for the tickets, right?</span>”
“Must be hard for her.” Heather sighs as she watches the water lap at the shore.
Riiight? How the hell does she get abs like that with all that snacking? What the hell!?
“Oh, sorry–I meant it’s probably hard for her to put on such a tough front all the time.” Heather muses in a quiet voice. “It’s hard to pick up, but I’ve known a few people who act like that–troubled souls.”
Let me guess, you reply as you join her in peering out across the lake, art buddies?
“Not all of them, no…” She mutters as if absorbed in thought, “Sometimes the people who hurt the most put up the biggest shields though, you know? And something about her…” Heather continues, her voice trailing off for a moment, “... something tells me that she hurts… a <span class="mu-i">lot</span>.”
Glancing your way, your sister-in-law raises an eyebrow. “Am I on the right track?”
Yea, um, you stammer, she’s probably onto something there… you may have the social graces of a sentient blender, but something stops you from sharing Mitzi’s story about her family…
“Well it’s good that she has you around, Stan.” Heather concludes with a shrug. “All it takes is one person to make or break someone. Read that in a book once.”
A frown forms on your face as her words sink in. Yea, you nod, that’s… that’s a good quote…
>CONTD.
