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All characters bear no relation to real people, living or dead, with the exception of the three stories in “Hunger” which fictitiously chronicle the life of the author ’s mother.  \nLibrary and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Nobel, Barb, 1948-, author  \nEdgy people : stories / Barb Nobel. --First edition.  \nIssued in print and electronic formats.  \nISBN 978-1-927882-34-4 (softcover).--ISBN 978-1-927882-35-1 (Kindle) .--ISBN 978-1-927882-36-8 (EPUB)  \nI. 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I’m up on the ladder, painting the house. I know I shouldn’t have worn these shorts, but the day promised to be a scorcher. So far, the radio says, it’s the hottest summer in eight years, and I’ll be dammed if I’m going to sweat to death at work. I already sweat to death in that little shitbox trailer I live in. Billy makes no secret that he’s looking at my ass, gazing with his mouth half open like an idiot.  \nBilly’s a contractor, he builds houses. The houses are all finished in gorgeous velvet wallpapers, which cover a lot of faults, and fancy fixtures in the bathrooms, which somehow fool people into thinking they are getting a good deal. Then he pays me slave wages to paint the outside. Seaside blue is what I’m painting this place, with white trim, and I got to admit it doesn’t look bad. I wouldn’t mind living in one of Billy’s houses. Even with all their faults, they beat what I’m living in now.  \n“Hey Terri, how’s that painting coming?” Billy yells up. 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I wanted to suggest to him that he act as a father figure to his own kids, but my friends always tell me I’ve got a big mouth, so instead I just told him my brother was acting as the father figure, and it didn’t make any sense to get the kid more confused.  \nBilly pushes his cap back, exposing the white skin on his forehead.“Wanna ask you something, Terri,” he says.  \n“Sure Billy,” I say all innocent, although I have a pretty good idea what’s coming.  \n“You’re an attractive woman, Terri. I been watching you for a while. 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