TWELVE_CRD 
Ike_NP0 parallel-parked_VVD his_DPS truck_NN1 between_PRP a_AT0 bright-pink_AJ0 scooter_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 car_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD so_AV0 small_AJ0 he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI probably_AV0 picked_VVN it_PNP up_AVP with_PRP one_CRD hand_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 streetlamp_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 busted_AJ0 bulb_NN1 towered_VVD over_PRP them_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 my_DPS first_ORD time_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP came_VVD here_AV0 once_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 housewarming_NN1 ._SENT Right_AV0 after_PRP it_PNP ..._PUN happened_VVD ,_PUN Mya_NP0 was_VBD talking_VVG about_PRP us_PNP coming_VVG over_AVP and_CJC cleaning_VVG the_AT0 place_NN1 up_AVP ._SENT Two_CRD months_NN2 later_AV0 and_CJC all_AV0 we_PNP did_VDD was_VBD talk_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 housewarming_NN1 ._SENT Another_DT0 night_NN1 that_CJT ended_VVD in_PRP yelling_VVG and_CJC slammed_VVD doors_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP opened_VVD his_DPS door_NN1 and_CJC Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 soon_AV0 followed_VVN ._SENT Civilly_AV0 engineered_AJ0 oak_NN1 trees_NN2 dotted_VVD the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 at_PRP twenty-foot_AJ0 intervals_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP chased_VVD the_AT0 streetlamps_NN2 down_PRP the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 ._SENT Bike_NN1 racks_NN2 popped_VVD up_AVP every_AT0 few_DT0 feet_NN2 like_PRP iron_NN1 hedges_NN2 ._SENT Ike_NP0 and_CJC Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 walked_VVD side_NN1 by_PRP side_NN1 as_CJS they_PNP headed_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 house_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Things_NN2 up_AVP here_AV0 done_VDN changed_VVN a_AT0 lot_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ yeah_ITJ ?_SENT "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Back_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 there_AV0 used_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI this_DT0 ol_NN1 '_POS boy_NN1 who_PNQ ran_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF product_NN1 through_PRP this_DT0 part_NN1 of_PRF town_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 run_VVI with_PRP a_AT0 crew_NN1 back_AVP home_AV0 who_PNQ bought_VVD from_PRP him_PNP ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 ride_VVI through_AVP here_AV0 to_PRP re-up_NN1 ,_PUN every_AT0 other_AJ0 building_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 crack_NN1 house_NN1 ._SENT Base_NN1 heads_NN2 wandering_VVG up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP the_AT0 street_NN1 like_PRP zombies_NN2 ._SENT Offering_VVG to_TO0 have_VHI their_DPS girl_NN1 suck_VVI your_DPS dick_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 ten-dollar_AJ0 rock_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS times_NN2 got_VVD really_AV0 tight_AJ0 ,_PUN they_PNP 'd_VM0 offer_VVI to_TO0 do_VDI it_PNP themselves_PNX ._SENT I_PNP come_VVB through_PRP one_CRD time_NN1 doing_VDG a_AT0 favor_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 ol_NN1 '_POS boy_NN1 ._SENT Sprayed_VVN this_DT0 whole_AJ0 street_NN1 up_AVP with_PRP an_AT0 AK_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 carried_VVD my_DPS ass_NN1 back_AVP to_PRP Red_NP0 Hill_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ was_VBD you_PNP after_PRP ?_SENT "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 remember_VVI ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB somebody_PNI was_VBD trying_VVG to_TO0 push_VVI up_AVP on_PRP him_PNP ._SENT Or_CJC maybe_AV0 they_PNP stepped_VVD on_PRP his_DPS homeboys_NN2 '_POS shoes_NN2 over_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 Satellite_NN1 bar_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP had_VHD me_PNP come_VVN through_AVP to_TO0 correct_VVI them_PNP ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF dumb_AJ0 shit_NN1 back_AVP then_AV0 for_PRP street_NN1 cred_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP went_VVD inside_AV0 I_PNP learned_VVD the_AT0 hard_AJ0 way_NN1 street_NN1 cred_VVD do_VDB n't_XX0 mean_VVI shit_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP could_VM0 give_VVI you_PNP a_AT0 run_NN1 for_PRP your_DPS money_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 dumb-shit_AJ0 department_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS last_ORD time_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 mulberry_NN1 bush_NN1 I_PNP took_VVD a_AT0 fall_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD n't_XX0 mine_PNP to_TO0 take_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ For_PRP real_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Ike_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ._SENT My_DPS brother_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS half_DT0 brother_NN1 Deak_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC me_PNP got_VVD picked_VVN up_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 trunk_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF ice_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP was_VBD moving_VVG it_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 fella_NN1 named_VVN Chuly_NP0 Pettigrew_NP0 ._SENT Deak_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI a_AT0 record_NN1 ._SENT Mine_PNP was_VBD long_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 wrap_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 mummy_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD Deak_NP0 to_TO0 stay_VVI clean_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 built_VVN for_PRP that_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI eaten_VVN him_PNP alive_AJ0 inside_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD my_DPS best_AJS to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 it_PNP was_VBD his_DPS first_ORD and_CJC last_ORD run_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP kept_VVD my_DPS mouth_NN1 shut_VVD about_PRP Chuly_NP0 ,_PUN took_VVD the_AT0 blame_NN1 for_PRP Deak_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC got_VVD three_CRD to_PRP five_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT Did_VDD the_AT0 full_AJ0 five_CRD ._SENT After_CJS I_PNP went_VVD away_AV0 Deak_NP0 went_VVD out_AVP west_NN1 and_CJC got_VVD a_AT0 job_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 natural_AJ0 gas_NN1 crew_NN1 ._SENT Far_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP know_VVB he_PNP 's_VBZ still_AV0 there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Huh_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 trunk_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF meth_VVZ and_CJC you_PNP only_AV0 got_VVD five_CRD years_NN2 ?_SENT If_CJS you_PNP had_VHD looked_VVN like_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI put_VVN you_PNP under_PRP the_AT0 jail_NN1 for_PRP moving_VVG that_CJT much_DT0 weight_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP got_VVD friends_NN2 who_PNQ got_VVD three_CRD to_PRP five_CRD for_PRP holding_VVG weed_NN1 ._SENT Weed_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI about_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 mumbled_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 place_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD stopped_VVN in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 two-story_AJ0 town_NN1 house_NN1 with_PRP slat-board_NN1 siding_NN1 stained_VVD a_AT0 deep_AJ0 burgundy_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 front_AJ0 steps_NN2 were_VBD painted_VVN a_AT0 sleepy_AJ0 cream_NN1 color_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 large_AJ0 black_AJ0 ceramic_AJ0 planter_NN1 sat_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 base_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 steps_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD decorated_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 initials_NN2 IR_NN1 &_NN1 DJ_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 letters_NN2 were_VBD fat_AJ0 and_CJC wide_AJ0 and_CJC painted_AJ0 white_NN1 ._SENT Like_CJS they_PNP had_VHD been_VBN drawn_VVN on_AVP by_PRP hand_NN1 ._SENT Ike_NP0 pulled_VVD the_AT0 key_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF his_DPS pocket_NN1 and_CJC opened_VVD the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT 
They_PNP stepped_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 foyer_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD decorated_VVN in_PRP understated_AJ0 blues_NN2 and_CJC whites_NN2 ._SENT An_AT0 umbrella_NN1 container_NN1 sat_VVD to_PRP their_DPS left_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP a_AT0 coatrack_NN1 carved_VVD out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 large_AJ0 piece_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI driftwood_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF movement_NN1 inside_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 had_VHD allowed_VVN a_AT0 pall_NN1 to_TO0 settle_VVI over_AVP the_AT0 entire_AJ0 structure_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 air_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 stale_AJ0 ,_PUN spoiled_AJ0 scent_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 thin_AJ0 layer_NN1 of_PRF dust_NN1 covered_VVD most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 exposed_AJ0 surfaces_NN2 ._SENT Death_NN1 had_VHD laid_VVN his_DPS cold_AJ0 hand_NN1 on_PRP this_DT0 place_NN1 and_CJC stilled_VVD its_DPS heart_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 living_AJ0 room_NN1 continued_VVD the_AT0 understated_AJ0 motif_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 sectional_AJ0 couch_NN1 dominated_VVD the_AT0 space_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 flat-screen_AJ0 TV_NN1 was_VBD mounted_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 facing_VVG the_AT0 couch_NN1 ._SENT To_PRP their_DPS right_NN1 ,_PUN pictures_NN2 detailed_AJ0 various_AJ0 moments_NN2 of_PRF Isiah_NP0 and_CJC Derek_NP0 's_POS life_NN1 together_AV0 ._SENT Trips_NN2 they_PNP had_VHD taken_VVN ,_PUN parties_NN2 they_PNP had_VHD attended_VVN ._SENT Quiet_AJ0 candid_AJ0 moments_NN2 ._SENT Pictures_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 two_CRD of_PRF them_PNP holding_VVG Arianna_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 newborn_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 three_CRD of_PRF them_PNP wearing_VVG paper_NN1 pirate_NN1 hats_NN2 at_PRP a_AT0 restaurant_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 black-and-white_AJ0 picture_NN1 of_PRF Arianna_NP0 blowing_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 dandelion_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 picture_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 three_CRD of_PRF them_PNP and_CJC Arianna_NP0 holding_VVG a_AT0 poster_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 word_NN1 "_PUQ DEED_NN1 "_PUQ written_VVN on_PRP it_PNP in_PRP cartoonishly_AV0 large_AJ0 letters_NN2 ._SENT Derek_NP0 and_CJC Isiah_NP0 were_VBD grinning_VVG from_PRP ear_NN1 to_PRP ear_NN1 ._SENT Arianna_NP0 appeared_VVD nonplussed_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 photos_NN2 were_VBD a_AT0 mosaic_NN1 showing_VVG the_AT0 evolution_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS journey_NN1 together_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP look_VVB happy_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ._SENT They_PNP do_VDB ,_PUN "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP pointed_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 picture_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 comical_AJ0 deed_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ They_PNP must_VM0 have_VHI paid_VVN the_AT0 house_NN1 off_AVP ._SENT Derek_NP0 told_VVD me_PNP one_CRD day_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD gonna_NN1 have_VHB a_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 a_AT0 trailer_NN1 ._SENT Goddamn_ITJ if_CJS he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 do_VDI it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP clapped_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 hard_AV0 ._SENT A_AT0 crack_NN1 echoed_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Where_AVQ should_VM0 we_PNP start_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB we_PNP should_VM0 split_VVI up_AVP maybe_AV0 ?_SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 go_VVI check_VVI the_AT0 bedroom_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP think_VVB Isiah_NP0 had_VHD an_AT0 office_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP remember_VVB him_PNP saying_VVG they_PNP had_VHD closed_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 porch_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP wanna_NN1 check_VVB around_AVP in_PRP here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ cool_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 just_AV0 go_VVI through_PRP anything_PNI that_CJT has_VHZ a_AT0 drawer_NN1 pull_VVI on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Alright_AV0 ._SENT Holler_VVB if_CJS you_PNP find_VVB something_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ Ike_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP walked_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 living_AJ0 room_NN1 and_CJC down_PRP a_AT0 short_AJ0 hall_NN1 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 started_VVD with_PRP an_AT0 end_NN1 table_NN1 that_CJT sat_VVD next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 sectional_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD full_AJ0 of_PRF junk_NN1 mail_NN1 and_CJC odds_NN2 and_CJC ends_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP moved_VVD on_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 coffee_NN1 table_NN1 with_PRP two_CRD drawers_NN2 on_PRP each_DT0 end_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP thought_VVD that_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 strange_AJ0 design_NN1 choice_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC what_DTQ did_VDD he_PNP know_VVI ?_SENT He_PNP used_VM0 milk_VVI crates_NN2 for_PRP furniture_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 multitude_NN1 of_PRF remotes_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP one_CRD drawer_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 other_AJ0 drawer_NN1 held_VVD a_AT0 few_DT0 magazines_NN2 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 closed_VVD the_AT0 drawer_NN1 and_CJC studied_VVD the_AT0 wall_NN1 of_PRF pictures_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 noticed_VVN an_AT0 accent_NN1 table_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD sitting_VVG under_PRP the_AT0 pictures_NN2 ._SENT There_EX0 were_VBD two_CRD tiny_AJ0 book-shaped_AJ0 picture_NN1 frames_NN2 sitting_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP picked_VVD one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP up_AVP and_CJC felt_VVD his_DPS chest_NN1 heave_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 copy_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 picture_NN1 he_PNP kept_VVD in_PRP his_DPS wallet_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 other_AJ0 frame_NN1 showed_VVD a_AT0 young_AJ0 Black_AJ0 boy_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 man_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD a_AT0 much_AV0 younger_AJC Ike_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 boy_NN1 was_VBD on_PRP Ike_NP0 's_POS shoulders_NN2 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 put_VVD the_AT0 frame_NN1 back_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT Next_ORD to_PRP this_DT0 picture_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 photo_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 seen_VVN in_PRP over_AV0 twenty_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD Christine_NP0 and_CJC Derek_NP0 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD sitting_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 steps_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 trailer_NN1 the_AT0 three_CRD of_PRF them_PNP had_VHD shared_VVN before_PRP Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 got_VVD himself_PNX locked_VVN up_AVP the_AT0 last_ORD time_NN1 ._SENT Christine_NP0 was_VBD as_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 sunset_NN1 ._SENT Auburn_AJ0 hair_NN1 falling_VVG down_AVP her_DPS back_NN1 like_PRP a_AT0 waterfall_NN1 ._SENT Big_AJ0 cornflower-blue_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 dimple_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS chin_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD driven_VVN him_PNP crazy_AJ0 all_DT0 those_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 when_CJS they_PNP had_VHD first_ORD met_VVN ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD asked_VVN her_PNP to_TO0 dance_VVI at_PRP a_AT0 bonfire_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP had_VHD said_VVN no._NN1 Not_XX0 in_PRP a_AT0 cruel_AJ0 or_CJC haughty_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 a_AT0 simple_AJ0 ,_PUN succinct_AJ0 ,_PUN I-can't-be-bothered_AJ0 fashion_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD gone_VVN and_CJC found_VVD a_AT0 handful_NN1 of_PRF wildflowers_NN2 just_AV0 inside_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 line_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP returned_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 log_NN1 she_PNP and_CJC her_DPS friends_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN sitting_VVG on_AVP and_CJC got_VVD down_AVP on_PRP one_CRD knee_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Dance_VVB with_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Just_AV0 one_CRD dance_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 never_AV0 bother_VVI you_PNP again_AV0 for_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ that_CJT a_AT0 promise_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Scout_NN1 's_POS honor_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 look_VVI like_PRP much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 scout_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC you_PNP look_VVB like_PRP the_AT0 prettiest_AJS woman_NN1 on_PRP God_NP0 's_POS green_AJ0 earth_NN1 ._SENT C'mon_NP0 ,_PUN one_CRD dance_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 try_VVI and_CJC dip_VVI you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP had_VHD laughed_VVN at_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT A_AT0 full_AJ0 ,_PUN throaty_AJ0 laugh_NN1 as_PRP bright_AJ0 and_CJC sweet_AJ0 as_CJS summer_NN1 itself_PNX ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD danced_VVN ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD kissed_VVN ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD gone_VVN down_AVP a_AT0 long_AJ0 dirt_NN1 lane_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS Camaro_NN1 and_CJC found_VVD paradise_NN1 under_PRP a_AT0 harvest_NN1 moon_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 it_PNP had_VHD been_VBN magic_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC magic_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 sleight_NN1 of_PRF hand_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC eventually_AV0 the_AT0 magician_NN1 's_POS assistant_NN1 had_VHD seen_VVN every_AT0 trick_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD done_VDN his_DPS second_ORD stint_NN1 inside_AV0 ,_PUN Christine_NP0 had_VHD seen_VVN enough_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 begrudge_VVI her_PNP moving_VVG on_AVP and_CJC marrying_VVG that_CJT rich_AJ0 prick_NN1 ._SENT Hell_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI divorced_VVN him_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD understandable_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 way_NN1 she_PNP erased_VVD Derek_NP0 from_PRP her_DPS life_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 wrong_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 father_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC what_DTQ kind_NN1 of_PRF mother_NN1 did_VDD that_DT0 to_PRP her_DPS own_DT0 child_NN1 ?_SENT 
Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 removed_VVD the_AT0 picture_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 frame_NN1 and_CJC put_VVB it_PNP in_PRP his_DPS back_NN1 pocket_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP moved_VVD on_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 was_VBD overwhelmed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 sheer_AJ0 volume_NN1 of_PRF equipment_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD crammed_VVN into_PRP this_DT0 space_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 decor_NN1 in_PRP here_AV0 had_VHD an_AT0 old-school_AJ0 Americana_NP0 vibe_NN1 ._SENT Black-and-white-checkered_AJ0 floors_NN2 ._SENT Stainless-steel_AJ0 appliances_NN2 ._SENT Black_AJ0 cabinets_NN2 with_PRP granite_NN1 countertops_NN2 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 figured_VVD those_DT0 countertops_NN2 had_VHD to_TO0 be_VBI granite_NN1 to_TO0 hold_VVI all_DT0 the_AT0 cooking_NN1 utensils_NN2 and_CJC machinery_NN1 Derek_NP0 had_VHD acquired_VVN over_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ half_DT0 of_PRF this_DT0 shit_NN1 did_VDD ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP knew_VVD his_DPS son_NN1 had_VHD probably_AV0 mastered_VVN all_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Derek_NP0 had_VHD loved_VVN to_TO0 cook_VVI ever_AV0 since_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD first_ORD seen_VVN his_DPS grandmother_NN1 stirring_VVG cake_NN1 batter_NN1 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 's_POS cousin_NN1 Sam_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 hell_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 cook_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT Culinary_AJ0 skills_NN2 ran_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 Jenkins_NP0 family_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD just_AV0 leapfrogged_VVN over_PRP Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 and_CJC landed_VVD on_PRP Derek_NP0 ._SENT Derek_NP0 's_POS affinity_NN1 for_PRP cooking_NN1 had_VHD never_AV0 struck_VVN Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 as_CJS gay_AJ0 ,_PUN per_PRP se_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 something_PNI he_PNP was_VBD good_AJ0 at_PRP ._SENT Even_AV0 when_CJS they_PNP argued_VVD —_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD n't_XX0 often_AV0 ,_PUN because_CJS ,_PUN if_CJS he_PNP was_VBD being_VBG honest_AJ0 ,_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI Derek_NP0 that_DT0 much_DT0 —_PUN he_PNP 'd_VHD never_AV0 thrown_VVN any_DT0 shade_NN1 at_PRP him_PNP for_PRP being_VBG a_AT0 chef_NN1 ._SENT Not_XX0 that_CJT he_PNP deserved_VVD a_AT0 medal_NN1 for_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD said_VVN plenty_PNI of_PRF other_AJ0 shit_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP regretted_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 too_AV0 bad_AJ0 it_PNP took_VVD Derek_NP0 dying_VVG for_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 realize_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 went_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 cabinets_NN2 checking_VVG sugar_NN1 dishes_NN2 and_CJC saucepans_NN2 with_PRP tops_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 surprised_AJ0 when_CJS he_PNP found_VVD some_DT0 weed_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 hid_VVD their_DPS stash_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD robbed_VVN enough_DT0 houses_NN2 to_TO0 say_VVI it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 an_AT0 anomaly_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD nothing_PNI in_PRP the_AT0 drawers_NN2 except_PRP knives_NN2 ,_PUN forks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC spoons_NN2 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 put_VVD one_CRD hand_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS hip_NN1 and_CJC rubbed_VVD his_DPS forehead_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 other_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ was_VBD he_PNP doing_VDG ?_SENT This_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 waste_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 like_CJS he_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 notebook_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 girl_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 name_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 person_NN1 who_PNQ killed_VVD his_DPS son_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC an_AT0 address_NN1 where_AVQ he_PNP could_VM0 find_VVI them_PNP ._SENT What_DTQ he_PNP should_VM0 do_VDI is_VBZ go_VVI back_AVP and_CJC talk_VVI to_PRP that_DT0 kid_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 caterer_NN1 's_POS ._SENT Squeeze_VVB the_AT0 name_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 guy_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD the_AT0 party_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF him_PNP like_PRP an_AT0 apple_NN1 caught_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 vise_NN1 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 placed_VVD his_DPS hand_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS forehead_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ice_NN1 maker_NN1 made_VVD a_AT0 horrific_AJ0 sound_NN1 before_CJS it_PNP dropped_VVD a_AT0 load_NN1 down_PRP the_AT0 chute_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 holding_AJ0 container_NN1 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 thought_VVD it_PNP sounded_VVD like_PRP maracas_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP took_VVD a_AT0 step_NN1 toward_PRP it_PNP ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 notepad_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 fridge_NN1 attached_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 magnet_NN1 ._SENT Buddy_NP0 Lee_NP0 grabbed_VVD it_PNP ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 doodle_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD page_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 notepad_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 fairly_AV0 sophisticated_AJ0 drawing_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF shoes_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 an_AT0 arrow_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 what_DTQ he_PNP supposed_VVD was_VBD a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF fruit_NN0 followed_VVN by_PRP an_AT0 exclamation_NN1 point_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 page_NN1 there_EX0 were_VBD a_AT0 series_NN0 of_PRF numbers_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 a_AT0 space_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 another_DT0 set_NN1 of_PRF numbers_NN2 and_CJC an_AT0 exclamation_NN1 point_NN1 ._SENT 
