“I don’t think she would care one way or the other. We’re kind of at the end of our rope, I am afraid,” Mel said with some exaggeration. “Oh...Mel. I wasn’t aware you were having difficulties at home,” Jaycee said sympathetically. “It’s ok Jaycee. I’ll get through this too and I appreciate your friendship. You are the only one at work that knows.” Driving back to their office, there’s not much talk between the two co-workers. Pulling into her parking spot, Jaycee looks over at Mel and says, “Mel,. " I was getting a little impatient at such an obvious question."Tell me why it don't make sense, Son." He placed his elbows on the table and leaned forward. "Think before you answer." Pa, of course they talk the same as you and me. I heard them." Well, then how about monkeys? Do they talk people talk?" Pa was thinking back to what the loud mouthed Virgil Watkins said about colored people being barely smarter than monkeys."Of course not. Pa, you know monkeys can't talk; they just make noises." I. ." she rolled her eyes, "wigged-out lad that they sent to special schools and all?" Yes," Carl said. "Really a shame. He's quite intelligent, I think. In his own way, of course. But that speech thing..." Now I remember," Vicky said, sitting up straighter in her chair. "He can't talk. My little chubby cousin who couldn't talk..."Carl wiped his mustache. "He's not chubby anymore. Grown into a very nice-looking young man. But they've never solved that problem with his speech. Some connection in. Jimmy was over by the fire piling branches on it after getting it restarted. Ed was with him giving him pointers on the care and management of a good campfire.Ling threw Cal to the ground. Looking at Millie, she asked, “What’s the story with him?”“He’s an asshole,” Millie answered.“I figured that much out already,” Ling said looking down at Cal with an expression of disgust.Angry, Melvin said, “When the bear showed up, Cal closed and locked the door to the airplane.”“He locked me out,” Jimmy.