The only time the bed of the truck was actually used were the nights he stayed too late at the bar with his buddies and wound up needing a place to st...retch out and sleep it off. And for that purpose the only load he carried around in the bed was a skanky old mattress, gone stanky with mildew from all the times he'd slept under the stars. When the only stars were behind his eyelids 'cause it was pissing down rain and he was too stuporous to do much about it except shift around in discomfort.I. ”“I don’t understand why you took a job at K-Mart?” she asked. “It’s not like you need the money. Plus that place is so gross.”“It’s not that bad,” I said as I peeked out into the hallway to make sure no one was there.“Maybe you can call-in,” she said.“No,” I said, “I just started, I don’t want to get a reputation as someone they can’t count on.”“Your loss,” she said as she exited the bathroom and walked towards class.As I walked toward my class I thought to myself that she was right I didn’t. I'm OK. Just a little sore from ridin' so far with my bare ass pressin' on the saddle. They didn't let me use the stirrups, the bastards!" Ya want to slip on the dead man's pants fer the trip back? They're too big, but should do fer that long. Ya kin have his boots, too, ifen ya want 'um." Yes, sir, I think I do."A groan stopped this conversation. "Hey, Sean, Ezra. This here yahoo looks like he's comin' around. Y'all think I should plug 'im?" Ed said, with a prodigious wink.Ezra said. "No. Ifen. .. as we watch your daughter's performance." Donna pressed a hidden button in her chair and the big screen started to show a torrid scene."Rachel conducted the schoolgirl through the maze of corridors, giving her instructions. "Malcon, my dear, likes young sweet things. You're almost too old for his tastes, so we'd better fix it. Let's try two pony tails, one on each side of your head." Fixing Linda's hairdo, the redhead continued, "Now remember, act like an innocent young girl -- that's what.