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with her hair tumbling below her. She took Tommy on the Ring of Fire, going up and over in circles, then the Giant Swing, then the Octopus, then the Avalanche, then the Tornado. Emily was secretly pleased to see that Tommy was looking green
.
    It took them nearly two hours to work their way down one row of carnival rides, then back up the next. They wandered by the baseball game, run by a seedy barker in a devil’s costume, with a button pinned on his red suit that said WELCOME TO HELL . He smiled, revealing two chocolate brown front teeth, and invited Tommy to try his hand
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    “
Break three plates, win the grand prize,” he said
.
    “
What’s the grand prize?” Rachel asked
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    The devil pointed at a giant stuffed bear, fat and soft and nearly as tall as Rachel. The girl’s eyes widened, and she looked longingly at Tommy, hanging on his arm. “Can you win it for me, Daddy
?”
    “
You bet I can
.”
    The devil handed Tommy three baseballs. Tommy juggled two in his right hand and wound up with his left
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    “
You’re drunk, Tommy,” Emily warned him. “And you don’t look good
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    Tommy fired the first ball into the dead center of one of the ceramic plates. The plate smashed into shards, falling amid the litter of the booth, and the ball slammed into the aluminum wall with a bang
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    “
You did it, Daddy! You did it
!”
    Tommy grinned. He let the second ball fly, and crash, bang, another plate shattered
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    “
One more, Daddy, and you win!” Rachel cried
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    “
Make a place for that bear on your bed, honey,” Tommy told her
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    He readied himself for the next pitch, cocking his meaty arm. The crowd gathering behind them tensed, expecting another bang, waiting for the plate to explode
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    Instead, the ball dribbled off Tommy’s hand, bounced on the counter, and landed on the ground with a thud. The devil laughed. The people around the booth groaned with disappointment. Tommy’s knees buckled, and he grabbed his arm, screaming. His face was contorted and red
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    Emily said the first thing that popped into her head and instantly regretted it. “Damn it, Tommy, you haven’t thrown a baseball in years. What the hell were you trying to prove
?”
    Rachel shot her mother an angry stare. Tommy bit his lip so hard that a pearl of blood formed and slipped onto his chin. Rachel rubbed it away with her hand
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    “
I’m sorry, honey,” Tommy said to Rachel
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    The old man at the counter, still chuckling, waved at Tommy. “Don’t forget your prize.” He held up a small stuffed pink pig, with black sunglasses, and tossed it to Tommy
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    Tommy looked embarrassed as he handed it to Rachel, but Rachel held the pig as if it were even better than the grand prize. “I love it, Daddy,” she said, and as he leaned down, she kissed him lightly on the lips
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    It was as if Emily had been stabbed in the heart. She was jealous, and she hated herself for it. “I guess it’s time to go home,” she said
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    Rachel had other ideas. As they wandered away from the booth, the ride known as the Ejection Seat suddenly sprang to life in front of them, a circular chair of steel tossed like a rock from a slingshot, carrying two screaming passengers. A microphone embedded in the chair carried their hysterical cries out over the fair
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    “
Wow,” Rachel said in a hushed voice. “Do you think I could do that
?”
    Emily interrupted. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, Rachel. Your father’s not feeling well, and you’re too young for a ride like that
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    “
You don’t look too young to me,” Tommy said. “And I feel great
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    “
Come on, Tommy, don’t be foolish,” Emily said
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    Tommy winked at his daughter. “What do we say, Rachel
?”
    Rachel looked at her mother and sang out in her most girlish voice, “Bitch, bitch, bitch
!”
    Emily was stunned. She tugged on Tommy’s arm and whispered in his ear. “You taught her to say that to me? Are you crazy
?”
    “
Shit, Emily, it’s only a joke
.”
    “
Fine, take the