They don't send me up the mountains much but last week they did.  back up in that holler outside Cruso.

The house sags everwhere - the porch and the floor and the roof, all droopy.  Even the yard looks stove in.  Wayne was inside, propped up in his Lazy-Boy.  Big splints on both legs.  he didn't say nothin when I walked in.  TV on, loud as a sawmill.  Wayne didn't see it.

Sherylynn was up on me in a minute.  Smelled like Wild Turkey - dew still on the yard, sun not up high enough to shine down in that holler, she's drinkin already.
What'd they say, Raybo?
I told her the company'd give Wayne the claim money.  Sheriff didn't fault him in the report.  I asked her what they'd give him, knock him out like that.
Methadone.  That bitch nurse sez he can't have no more oxy-cotton.  Sez he's a abuser.  I'll fix her shit.
She started rubbin on me like a cat.
Raybo, he can't do nothin.  He don't eat most days.
I told her lotsa women'd like Wayne fine, just like he was.  He's makin you money and he's home all day - what's the matter?
She got in real close, then, all whispery, runnin her hands on my legs.
He's knocked out all day, he sleeps all night.  I ain't got nobody.  I'm scared.
She stepped back wobblin, ran her hands down her thighs.
Look here - I'm so scared I wet my britches.
I set my bag down, cracked my knuckles.  Wasn't me she wanted.  If some damn fool Mormon had knocked on that door she'd be rubbin on him.
I told he she's too old to be wettin her britches.  Told her she'd been bad.
You gonna spank me, Raybo?
I drug her back to the bedroom, told her to get the wet britches off.  She did, right quick.  Yanked the panties off so fast I didn't see what color they were.
I grabbed her hands, tied 'em to the bedpost with the panties.  That bent her over my lap.  She looked at me all crooked, smilin and bitin her lip at the same time.
I reared back and swatted her ass. She stuck it out, twitched her tail like a squirrel.  I swatted agin.  Kept it up till her cheeks were red as chili peppers.
Then I got up and left. 

I heard her yellin at me all the way to the car.  I didn't look back, just got in and got down off that mountain.