Page 143 of Things Left Unsaid

Calder: Colt’s already bailed it out of the garage after we paid to have it fixed.

Colby: And he was big on being responsible the last time.

Zee: Clearly, he was asking for too much.

Zee: You’re enjoying hanging out with him?

Colby: Sometimes. He teaches us how to do stuff.

Zee: Like?

Colby: He taught us how to shoot.

Calder: That was cool as shit

Carson: Is shit cool?

Calder: When it’s not fresh from the source, yup.

Zee: *shudders*

Zee: What else?

Colby: Taught us how to fix a fence post properly. That was boring but we’d been doing it wrong.

Carson: Colby didn’t listen though, so Colt had to teach us how to wrangle forty head of cattle back to where they were supposed to be.

Calder: So, please don’t tell him about the serpentine belt, sis? He already thinks we’re morons and we’re trying to impress him.

Zee: Why?

Calder: We want a raise.

Carson: And it’s not looking good, what with him bailing us out already with the truck once this month.

Zee: No, I can see your problem.

Carson: So, can you?

Zee: Can I… what?

Carson: Give us a ride into town.

Zee: Nope. You’ll have to save up to get it fixed. This is obviously a teaching moment and I’m not interfering lol.

Calder: What do we do in the meantime? This is so unfair. Carson’s the idiot! But we’re all getting punished.

Zee: I’m sure there’s some girl whose good nature you can abuse who’ll give you a ride

Calder: Ouch!

Carson: A stunning indictment of our characters

Zee: Am I wrong?

Colby: Tracy would give us a ride if you called her, Carson

Carson: NO WAY. She’s clingier than a jellyfish and her sting is twice as hard.

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