Page 110 - Where the Dream Ends ebook
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Marc Erdrich
“I’m sure you did. I can just hear you and Angie discuss-
ing what you would do with the money, while the kids watch
R-rated movies.”
Joey laughed knowingly.
“So what did you decide to do with the money?” Larry
prodded.
“Well, first thing I’d put $100 mil aside for charity.” Joey
was Italian Catholic. He cast off the $100 million almost as an
aside: Done. End of guilt.
“Did you have any particular charity in mind?” Larry in-
sisted.
“I’ll figure that out after I get the first check,” Joey chuck-
led.
“That’s what I figured,” Larry said, getting up and going to
the sink to wash his cup. “You wouldn’t know what to do with
one million dollars, forget a thousand of them.”
“A thousand million,” Joey sighed, practically singing the
words. His glow returned.
“So, what would you do with a billion dollars?” Larry in-
sisted.
“I’d give it all away, and I’d keep a million for myself. I’d
pay off my bills, take a hundred thou to build a little cabin out
back of the house and put the rest in the bank. I’d retire to my
cabin with a few pounds of ganja and probably never be heard
from again.”
“Yeah, right. Except you’d call Angie to do the wash.”
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