Eye of the Hurricane Page #3

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Keeled over.

-No way!

-I swear to God.

My ma says all that stuff my Dad

told me was just stuper-stission.

Your ma's a pretty smart woman.

I'm just repeatin' to ya

what other people say.

Go on.

Homer!

Homer!

You find it?

Homer!

What's up?

Kids let's get back to the pier.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

-Gross.

-It ain't gross.

-You know my dad was half Indian?

-Really?

You don't believe me?

You're pretty white looking

to be part Indian.

Well, I am.

I'd wash that thing.

And they say he can see

into the future and stuff...

...and they say he's like

137 years old.

-He can't be that old.

-He stays young by drinking...

...alligator blood

right from it's heart.

Just tears it out of

his chest like this...

...rip, then cuts a hole in it with

his big honkin' knife and...

-Where'd you hear all that?

-Bill told him.

-Fisherman Bill?

-He's retarded.

-Is not!

-My dad says he's a retard.

-Your dad's a retard!

-My Dad told me about him.

He knows all about Indians. 'Cause

he's part Indian. And so am I.

-Yer Dad ain't no Indian.

-He is so part Indian.

-What tribe?

-I don't know the exact name.

-The Liars tribe.

-Don't call my Dad a liar!

OK, then let's go ask him.

Okay guys, keep lookin'.

My Dad says that he killed

like ten men.

One of 'em just for lookin'

at him cross-eyed.

Then you got nothin'

to worry about do ya?

-Ballard...

-We were just...

Shut up.

I'll deal with you in a minute.

What we got here!

We can make some

pretty good turtle soup outa this.

Put the turtle down!

-I'm not gonna tell you again!

-Come on. Take something else.

-Yeah, Ballard.

-What?

Ok, tell you what, Pop-eye...

...you like telling stories

so much...

...you tell us how you lost

that eye of yours.

And if I believe you,

I'll give him back.

Deal?

It sounded like a train

was comin' right at our house.

We was huddled under

a table in the living room.

My ma, Renee and me.

And that's when my ma

dropped her flashlight.

She went to go get it...

...and that's when I heard

this big crack from outside.

Lit up the whole room.

The tree was really heavy...

...but I wasn't gonna let it

crush my ma.

They say Indians can

summon up great strength...

...when they are in danger.

So I just pushed up

with all my might and...

-Wow!

-And your eye?

Well a branch from the tree

had jabbed into it...

...and when I pushed

the tree away, it kinda...

...scooped it out and flung it up

out of the hole in the roof.

-I'm so sure!

-You weren't there!

-Yeah, neither were you!

-Okay, so he told you...

...how it happened.

Now give it back!

I don't believe him.

I don't think

your dad is half Indian...

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