"There it is."
The Magnolia Ladies laughed harder.
Sadie ignored them.
"I have a calf stuck in a drainage ditch."
"No."
"You didn't even think about it."
"I thought about it."
"You didn't."
"I did."
"You don't know how deep it is."
"It's too deep."
"You haven't seen it."
"I don't need to."
Sadie crossed her arms.
I crossed mine.
We stared at each other.
This happened a lot.
Unfortunately.
Mrs. Jenkins leaned toward Mrs. Baker.
"Five dollars says he goes."
Mrs. Baker nodded.
"I'll take that bet."
Sadie pointed at them.
"You're betting on us again."
"Every week," Mrs. Jenkins said proudly.
I stood.
The room got quiet.
Mostly because I was six-foot-four and built like a brick wall.
Sadie wasn't impressed.
She never was.
