this was something , as his woman and him my man with a bandage on his neck , i had to get in his face about . she laughed and leaned into me . an orderly greeted her at the door . her hand rubbed my shoulder , and i looked over at her . do i want to see this or not ? this was going to take time to process . a rifle shot popped , going wide into the sky . they were drinking lemonade out of clear , plastic cups and discussing some piece of neighborhood gossip . 