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sheet of paneling to fix the broken window in the storm door, bolts for the inside of the kitchen and front doors and Sherry bought herself a claw hammer. "Weapon of self defense," she said as she tested it weight.
    Frank glanced at his watch. "Let's go get something to eat. That cereal Jan gave us for breakfast didn't go very far."
    When they walked into MacDonald's, Frank said, "Go find us a table and I'll get our food. What do you want?"
    "What are you having?"
    "Cheeseburgers, fries and coffee."
    "I'll have the same. One cheeseburger, small fries and a medium coffee with creamer and sugar." She went in search of a table near a window and she had no problem finding one since the lunch-time rush was still an hour away. Frank came to join her with a tray full of three cheeseburgers, two fries, and three coffees.
    After they left the insurance office, Frank said, "They don't take checks at the thrift store."
    "I'll have to go to the bank. I don't have much cash."
    Frank started the engine and backed out of the parking stall. "I'll pay. You can pay me back when you get a job."
    There were only two mattresses at the thrift store--a single one with a split seam for fifteen dollars and a fairly good double one for twenty-five.. "I can sew that seam," Sherry mused.
    "Why not buy the one you don't need to fix?" Frank asked.
    "Because I don't have that much cash," she shot back.
    "I'm buying," Frank reminded her. "You'll have to help me carry it out."
    Just as she picked up her end, a man came out of the office. "What are you trying to do, young lady?"
    "Help with this," she replied.
    "I'll do that."
    Sherry followed along to the counter where Frank set down his end of the mattress and took out his wallet. He gave Sherry twenty-five dollars. "You'll have to pay the tax."
    "I'm going to get some pans and dishes. I'll be out then."
    "I'll be in the truck sleeping." Frank told her.
    Sherry saw a bright yellow clothes basket with a price of seventy-five cents. She picked it up and began to fill it with a teakettle, a spaghetti cooker that could double as a steamer and colander, an amber Corning Ware saucepan, assorted dishes. She looked for another cup and found a bright yellow one with a matching saucer and a blue mug with a pretty little girl holding an apple. She turned it around and saw the words, "Teacher's Pet." She shrugged and put it in her basket.
    She carried her purchases to the counter to check out. When she returned to the truck, Frank was sleeping. As he started the engine, she said, "I forgot to get potato chips when I was at the dollar store. Can we stop somewhere?"
    "On one condition. I need a pack of chewing gum."
    "What kind?"
    "Jan usually buys sugar free. She's afraid my teeth will fall out of I chew the regular."
    "Why do you chew so much gum?" Sherry was curious.
    "Better than smoking. I quit smoking after my father died of lung cancer."
    "What flavor do you want?"
    "I'm not fussy. Any flavor will do."
    When Sherry returned to the truck, it was sprinkling rain. "I'm going up the four lane," Frank said.  "I can make better time and maybe your mattress won't get too wet."
    They only traveled a couple miles when they ran out of the rain. Sherry leaned her head back against the seat and dozed until Frank punched her on the shoulder. "Talk to me."
    She gazed at him drowsily. "Mary had a little lamb; it's fleece was white as snow..."
    "Are nursery rhymes the best you can do?"
    "My brain's numb from lack of sleep."
    "Me, too. But I have to stay awake to drive unless you want to end up wrapped around a tree."
    "Why would Elena use me as an excuse to break up with Mark? We aren't involved."
    "I don't know. I do know Jan's happy about it. She never liked Elena. They were barely civil to each other."
    "Mark was just being nice to me. There's nothing between us and that's how I like it. I don't have time for the intrigues of someone else's romance."
    "Don't worry about it. Their relationship was on the rocks anyway. If she