serialized fiction #2 (4 of 4)
‘Drop it man,’ says Jose after Raul asks what harm one dinner can do. ‘Food at the same table ain’t gonna fuck up your plan essay,’ he tells his brother as he re-stocks empty cigarette shelves. Jose is reading The Post and without looking up says, ‘Any female smoking three cigars a day is trouble. You know it bro. Start getting real.’ Carmen is sitting on a bench in Battery Park during her lunch break. She’s situated with her...