“She’s evicting her tenants so she can use her rentals for the tourists.”
“Christ.What is wrong with her?How can anyone be that heartless?”
“No idea,” Bella says, shaking her head.“Sad, really.”
Joe shocks us.“One of these days, someone’s going to poison that old bag.”
“That’s what she said.”I point to Bella.“Except she thinks they’ll run her over with a car.”
“That’s too good for her.”Joe frowns.“Her death needs to be slow.And painful.”
The conversation turned dark, fast.Joe claps his hands together and smiles.“What’ll it be, ladies?”
Since Brother’s Place is really a beer kind of place, I order a light domestic beer from the tap and Bella orders an import in a bottle.“Be right back.”
By the time we’ve had a few sips, people have started to filter in from the meeting.There’s a lot of grumbling and complaining about Mona’s announcement.I don’t blame people for being upset.I mean, who displaces people just to make a buck?
Desdemona Keres does.That’s who.
