Chapter 7 - Don't Tell My Wife I'm a Cult Leader

Chapter 7 Chapter 7

STEINBERG & DIAZ STEINBERG & DIAZ

CHAPTER 7

by Jocelyn Diaz

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ad w’r bck. mn yas ao, lrn Fotie ws sn t pio b a Tea cut fr a cie h in’t ci.

s aya, Jo Tri pio i wee  lne, aot to hus es o Daa.

“te ptwy u t rcpin ws qie baiu i fc.”

Wo, ta prl sg i fy i blm. mreos!

“Dieet soy oc ta rifre dr clsd bid yu.”

FNAN. Leo. se u.

cek yu ih i fr a SA BR, tie ppr, ad {cop} a pck o tt pwe.

o ya, ad yu sok. dn’t ls i.

js g es o i.

{p} yu’ B WRN i te {SAK} mcie so. QETOS?

WE cn I sat o m G.E.D.?

Um, i ti sf t ue?

“Afe rciig, I MVD N AD mt m cy, Rio.”

Go rm fr oe mr? hh hh.

{TK} TS KD S GA GT CEMD.

NX!

Hi. I’m LeRo Fotie. is dy “o te jb.” yu ms b...?

“w hw togtu! WA A WY T sy--”

tk ta ic o tah. t i ot te c, rio.

is tig is, bio. S ta cny o yu BD?

Au rvi!

dn MN TN WA’S GN O? I’M NW HR, HH HH.

Tht “it” i a rcimn tl. b tig i, yu’r sig “n tak” t te hty-ihs. ‘sue m. Hae-ihs yu sy?

Th o’ lcl pckrd gn. s-ce wie speait. ad yu js gv te te igr!

gd! bck i liin, m hmtw ws itgae.

Core I’d soe ih yu bxr o fo nw o. Ths ik dn’t tk idy t rjcin.

Do wa?

Boes? Tht’s n slin!

Fis rl o pio, tee ae n slin, ol taes.

le so yu m t, yu’ ko wa I ma.

te oe o m bck wths oe u, vt.

cn’t. eclie mmbri.

Jeu? Exclie? ecs mi, bt... Chit or ig i oe t eeyn, tet-fu svn!

{pt} ta’s f Jeu.

eey lckd u Ciao, Chl, Meio o Boiu ie mslf wo’s ieie te u.

Evn i yu fud a wy t gt oe, w’d ko yu arpitd or hiae.

te w’d hv t ik yu a.

Jeu.

pckrd ae ga lv m u, ae’t te, Rio

I ws diiey diiey i a ikl, cre, Bu Rio ad I raoe truh m iea.

wr? tlk i ot ie ra mn.

rlx! Pio rp i ol i te mis.

te’r wy mr iey t sah yu fc u ih a dul eg rzr.

cn yu go a f bad yt?

“I pue m hat ot t Rio, ee gt t tlig aot wa te rlr i t cui i-ba i cuc.”

eog! i yu js su u, I' hlp yu.

 ser ta’s a wa hee, bt te cp si--

yu sy yu me ih sae?

“Rio ws a epine soyee ad tl m eaty wa t sy ad d.”

gt ta? do te lm

a “I in’t d i” sb soy.

at ie yu wne t cm hr.

“lrn Fotie i da. yu hv a nw nm...”

“oa, saeie, rl nmbr oe o pio i nvr sy yu nm. nvr ee ai i’s yu nm.”

ae yu te te iy saeie?

Yo sy ta I a.

“Kp te ti'n o yu rp, sn a te so yu wli' te' b srmbi'.”

A-y! Snkie ci’!

 had h’s pi’ cre o i eeis. te sy h ses i si ie a sae.

lt’s buc.

“te uir te rmr, te be.”

cn’t ih i. h’ ue te vd h land fo te Ner rc.

ad d nt rci i. {p}

i mmbri wud da or nm truh te md.

eeyig’s cig u rss, saeie--

bt t b a tp dg, yu nd a iiig tuh.

wa cud i b?

t’s diiey nt a i.

wa i te-- ray? fr m?

mri bacu, mn ce.

i yu cy oe o tee, i’ sra “o.g.”

“i ws m is ra sok.

“a imt’s sok i eiaet i iprac t a ota’s hre i te id ws.

 ws i te pret piin fr wa cm nx.

lt m ge... Fly.

“m i hi itd m a bad nw crm-pltd bat. ie itc, ie hf, a pret tn.

“ih te ih oe i yu hns, i trs a rn-o-a-i ck it a mdr dy Jee Jae.”

lt’s js c i te sat o m etrie.

“is rl o pio i t id yuslf a hsl t mk ed mt.

“i yu’r ice hlp, yu tae soe fd fr wa yu nd.

“a er hslr ih bre if t smoe wo hs a soe t sl...

“te flk ie Rio s ti aii srie fr waee.

“mseid mk das ih sa t sul i dneos cnrbn ie dus, kie, o i mc.

“gns cnrl eie cblck, bt tee’s si plny o rm fr dy-t-dy wi’ ad dai’.

“i’s lie fie ciaim, bt wth fr wa ta iiil hn i iig.”

w ih i, saeie. {p} wa ws yu hsl?

Fo a wie, I cnicd mslf I in’t nd oe.

“bt toe ln hus i te mcie so tk is t.

“I'm nt vi, bt a mn nd a poe cmb ad pmd t miti slf-rset.”

Thn oe dy, I ws srck b ie a bl, y ko?

ys! cblck eihis fr te i!

“No, I ma a ata bl. A ie die t m frha.

“pln ws t trw sm wtr o m fc. mye pk.”

“I lrhd m wy t te btrm...

“ad te... m iin.”

 tik I'm ga hr.

“bt I casd o te tie ised.

a nt, te bl bnld yu eeih?

“No, I ma I hd a eihn. cla a te nn dy sn.”

“hxgn satd big ot fo te clus.”

“Thn,  lkd u ad a fr a te ee cud s, tee ws a ci ik fne f o rno nmbr, oe truh tn.

“te iin edd a qikl a i satd.”

bck

wr Fotie.

“ wk u i te iimr ad te dc sn m bck t m c ih a hay peciin.”

ORDERS

two Tylenol

“ltr i te yr,  ill wlkd b te iglaes o oe o te ms fasm gns a Jo Tri pio.

“dau, po, ad shlby sae m dw. sat, cig ad itgae,  cm fc t fc ih te dedd D&D avnue ce.”

Ge ls Snkie! No nwis.

‘sp, po?

or avnue ae ple fr tn yas ot ad yu i’t i ‘e. So pf! y saeie, hl u.

shlby’s br i wre ta i ie.

waee, nr.

tuh b tl, dau ad  bn wnig nw bld.

wn i?

js cm bck, so ‘e wa yu’r md o.

“atr m pp tlk ih po,  ke wa ta iin ws tig m t d.”

wi ‘i te gt a la o m.

yu’r blcig m sn, saeie.

oa, ta’s i.

is kokon is. n waos, n vd mi. ti ih i b gvre b srnt aoe.

ae yu da? I si N Wepn, ad-wa’s ta sud? i ta wa  tik te ae?

nw

ta’s wa

I c a si cek!

“I UE MTL SRP T WL TGTE A ST O DC FT FR te ms hrcr dnen mse.”

N MR SA

DC, N MR UEE RS. PRET AGLS A AON. MPAL ECN.

OA, OA SAET, YU’R N. w ND A BR, YU KO HW T PLY A BR?

N DRWD. I dn’t wa ply D&D.

BT YU T EEYN TA

F TE wn a i st, tee’s ol oe mn t s. cmped mi?

“pf ie ta, I ws siig i wat, su, sap, ee i bths bth o 8-pf tie puo.

“te peie-hnr gmblr ad gmr cniuul tid t oe-u ti pr ih a ee-be st o saeie’s cso-catd ri’ bns.”

a’ih saeie. hr’s te is pyet. nx wk i’ b 3 cn o cikn & Str.

“wr sra aon te pio, i yu ndd smtig catd, ie o jy-ie, saeie ws yu mn.”

cn yu ip M a.m. tnr?  wn t cth béibl gms o ri Cua.

“TM PE AD TE HTY-EGT

DCDD TE CUD’T SAD M AY LNE. VD WTHRF O NT.

“te pt a saei o m bd ih a tra aahd.”

YOUR NEXT

YU nx? tlk aot a tp.

“I be Rio fr te Jeu t ad i gn’s poein.”

Br, yu’r m ra dg, n dut. Bu Mao Laio i a rsitd gn.

JOE TRAVIS UNIT

“I tk Rio t te irr ad soe i hw or pol, te Caus, wr eie i pr de t or Lai hiae...

“ad ta te Frnh hv a sae igii lgc ih te Spih, a d te Potgee, tin ad ee Roain.”

“I md m cs. Rio ad i cnrèrs die m ft oe a rud o toia pnh.”

yu wn u oe saeie. yu’r i. udr oe cniin...

n tin.

 si cm hr yu bg-deig cn fo!

saeie! yu rc tio.

i ti pio fr ta me.

h! yu hy-zs tt dn’t mk yu a bae, saeie.

yu’r aot t ls ta pey fc o yus.

“saeie 2.0 satd ih a cie ecutr ih rb, a imt wo wrs ciay.”

saeie, bn a ln dy. waca wn, bb?

“b te, pio fiis wr doig mny srih it m cs aon.”

to cn o sip, a bx o ie, ad sm bon gay.

Yo gt i, lv. Oh, js gt i a nw flvr o isat c, ih cem. t’s te bmb, bb.

Thns, I’ p. wn’t b cuh da ih ayig iih--

“dn’t kok i ‘i y ty i, saeie. tk a pck o m.”

INSTA-RICE POKEE’s

POKEE’s SHRIMP SHRIMP

“bck i te c,  icvrd ta rb ws pig m a sce nt, o wa w c i pio, a ie.”

“i ws fo m od pl po, h sn m sm pln fo te hl. Ndd a cnrpin t ie a c poe.

“bck i te ery 9s, c poe wrn’t eaty icniuu. ad po’s sec ws’t gig t ct i.”

hw d yu ie a bik ie poe?

mk i lk mr ie a bik? i i it te msny?

“bt hig A POE i yu c aos fr lne cs ad ih iia evsrig. s ln a yu cn ie i fo te mn.”

rb, sn ti ad a “iih cem” t po, s'i vu plît.

Yo’r te b, alsue. Antig es?

i yu dn’t id m aig Ruy, hw d yu soe yu mku?

’m nt i te mre fr ay, bt mye w cn tae nts o mig d ‘rud hr.

dn’t id a a. I lv saig bat is.

t’s m wy o mig ti clre plc lk l da.

Fo m boz fudin, I bln isat c ih lin ad bb pwe.

“Fo eehdw, I srp gie fo a gig cr ad fl i it a pckt o gae jy.”

On ls tig, te I’ hs. Fo isik, I irwv cey gy bas i a il o vsie.

Gie tee is te pret sae o “fck m rd,” dn’t yu tik?

“eeyig nsls su i ti it cs I dcrtd. te  js tck i aa i m sce iig plc.”

“rb’s nt bsfl, tig m te eat so.”

Yo js suz i i, te Lev i tee?

ad yu dn’t id te se o gig yu igr my?

Wot i.

tlk aot iiec. ie a i o it t.

a nw oe.

“’d bn ikig o po’s ie a wk. ntig ws pig ot.”

ti i nvr wr. iig a c poe i a--

ul... o cus! o rb, I cud i yu.

Minty Magic Disks

“po ws iay fd fo te hl ad i ws ie fr te uviig.”

lt’s s ti cnrpin yu md fr m.

i’s iig i pli ih.

g o, oe i.

a c poe, ta fls i hlf? ’m dmbfudd...

gt te ie we m i o it sae su.

bt si, egl-ee cp ae ga id ti.

nh-u, w a hv te pret ie-hl a or igris.

yu ma t sy or pio pckt?

te ase i ih hr i or sadr-iu Joy sck.

“a bon bg LNH i doe o t imts wo cn’t mk i t co h. awy cnis te sm tig, a nsy, hlf-sie blny snih.”

i yu wn t sik ta ucmfral hn o mtl u yu a, b m get.

gg m ih a SOK, saeie!

Via!

nray I’d rn aa a ti pit, bt I aue yu hv smtig itiig t sy.

gt te ie fo rb, o a pol.

rb’s mku i is su iie a blny snih.

ad I togt i a poe cud b md t b te sm ie...

bt siig i i ad ot O A blny SC a iiiu?

te se!

“oc  sw a ca-ot ik te my o a bed sie ih bfr te sn i t te cck's ns.”

“ig. ee gad ai jhy sck we dig c sace.”

“a pio-md blny snih i ie lmb’s bld o te drot.”

“po, hig a pd i eiig bfr big lckd u, hd cein.”

ring ring

Ah, ta hs t b cai.

hy cuk, i's Mai. Yor cui, poeo mri. Yo ko ta nw tc yu'r lig fr? We, itn t ti!

“po’s hkp gt u te rw mtil ad  md te fi poe wie io tk cr o odr ad diey. w ce or tp-sce etrie, “oeain Phny blny.”

siig blig-eg

tc fo a ihy sur-ft c? id blw. nw w ko

wy i sm ie yu sd a eeyig.

Afe ta, te a aoe m. Th ins, ih has, cris, h-woe, fnis, my woes...

Thy a togt I ws a iheu dd.

nw Evr ic I tk ta bl t m ha i te mcie so, I’d hv te oainl iin.

ie yu wr i b a riaie sie ad bm yu’v gt sproes.

 hd n cnrl oe i, nr i I ee “ak” fr ay hlp. bt...

“twrs te ed o m snec--i ieis--w’r i te t rm wiig fr te eeig nw t ed ad fr te ipos t sat.

“An tee h ws, fly ios, a ukon qaiy a te ie, tlig u i ii wr aiat.”

m itrrtin wud b pr seuain.

“te te t srn foe ad fly’s fc gice ot. drn oecm te rm, trig te sae it a ik blck vi.

“te a brt o ih bidd m.”

m lr ad m gd.

“is, fly’s ha lat fo te pln o raiy.

“te i fc ihrd it blck ad wie otie.

“ih bfr rfrig it a blig hat.

“bld gnl tikld uo m bo.”

“foe b a rig dwpu o cisn.

ea ta’s a gse.

“te  ws set o m ft b a tet o salt.

“ls tig  rmmbr ws big wete b cisn ios ad rb-rd lae.”

“tog m su ws o a juny, m bd ws fludig o te T rm flr.

“I suee bck tak t rb’s is i. fre nre i trs ot.”

h’s betig!

PRAISE FLOYD

“Thuh oewemd,  ws sr  ke eaty wa ta iin ws tig m.”

io, smtig iceil hee ad  nd a fvr, pot.

so dw hi...

Yo gt sm--u--rd isik o yu fc.

o! ta ws fo muh-t-muh rssiain, nt fo m ad--

Br! kp wa hee btn yu ad rb t yuslf.

js ct t te cae ad t m wa  cn d fr yu.

“o aon o m iin o a blck ad wie fly blig rd,  ws sr i mat  ndd t gt a fly tt.

bohr, yu iin aayi gm nd sm ie tig.

“m riiu rvi qikl mrhd it {f} byr’s rge.”

“io nie i. nwppr eeyhr pitd blrs t sna faue o fly... ad  suid te a.”

mye i’s a il. wa’s blck ad wie ad ra a oe? rmmbr?

“I SD T MSLF, “WW, TS GY HS A HAT, A BAN, AD A SOE T SL. A H NDD NX WS A PLN.

An Air Force veteran on the brink nds a new lease on life and a keen business partner in Floyd Simmons, who together unearthed a unique Civil War artifact that proves once and for all what really happened in

“pret iig bcue ta vr se O ‘95--svn yas atr i wn i--I GOT PAROLE... BARELY.”

...S I HV ZR SRKS, PLS I’M GET WT AML. WT, FRE I SD TA.

From “Silicon Valley whiz kid” to amateur treasure hunter, Floyd Simmons has “been there, done that.”

“ i mng t lae ih a i o ‘Acqie poet.’ ik ik nde nde. ko wa  ma?”

eeyig’s i tee. yu clte, pmd ad a ges a cmb.

o ad a sckfl o blny snihs. Wht a fek. gld yu’r gig.

“piaey rn, n oeih, TE BJE U SX dp i a rm ih wre poiin ta wa  hd js a wk PO.

“ic  hd n fiy t rtr t,  gt sn t a hlfwy hue ih otie dno, txs. te lck!

“...b foig te in.”

“te ol gd tig aot a hlfwy hue i gig ot. s  tk ain...

DON’T FORGET! BUY DEODORANT WRITE RICO VISIT FLOYD’S Find a place  hp ta as mas ivsos.

TAKE BUBBLE BATH

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Trapped in a dismal Texas prison, LeRon Fontaine endures the triple threat of bad food, brutal violence, and bewildering body odor. But when all seems lost, LeRon discovers a newfound inner strength, and with the help of some unlikely allies, rises from a helpless runt to a savvy ringleader. With his power and ambition on the rise, LeRon seizes the opportunity to plan a daring alliance with a force greater than himself, one that promises prestige and prosperity to those bold enough to join.