CHAPTER 7

  Becky broke off the ice pick and rolled Johnny off her chest and onto the floor. She had heard Poppa once bragging to his ex-con buddies: Stab to the temple ‘cuz the bone is thinnest there then break it off so nobody can get it out.

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  Lesson learned, Poppa, talking to herself.

  When momma came home, she went looking for Johnny and screamed bloody murder (as it were). Called 911 but there was nothing the EMTs could do. Momma wouldn’t stop babbling to the cops and made sure to paint quite the picture.

  “Becky was always jealous. Never had a boyfriend. She was always trouble. Just like her Daddy,” momma accused.

  Becky thought, You and I both know he’s not my Daddy.

  And Poppa read on the front page: “Track Star Vanilla Ice Charged with Murder.”