you ain't jumped outta no windows yet? miss you down at the plant. you know coretta, don't ya? you know benny just wants you to say you're sorry, easy. and he'll give you your job back. i got it, easy. your money ain't no good up in here. you sure? you the one outta work. aw, baby. get us another couple glasses. hey, coretta got a new job at the phone company. go on. go on in the back. yeah, easy! cops just let me out today. my sister gone to work and i didn't feel much like talking. raymond. yeah. lula mae made some 'fore she went to work. why somebody wanna kill her like that? why? letter? what kinda letter? naw. but i know it was on account of her that coretta got killed. everything between coretta and that daphne was always such a damn secret. i mean that ole girl didn't think nothin' about two- timin' on frank. she probably 'innerduced' coretta to one of them ole guys she knew. and when he came to the house after coretta. . he found out she wasn't that kinda woman. cops said she fought him. aw my gawd. fought him 'cause she wouldn't have nobody but me-e-e. aw gawd, i can't even go to sleep. 'cause i can still see her face that mornin' 'fore i went to work. junior had been by and just left the house. and she came runnin' out to the car carrying her bible. and she said, 'keep this for me, baby.' police won't even let me go near her house. so it's the only thing i got left from her. it was a sign. i know it was a sign, 'cause she was so religious.