johnny and jackie, part 2

by bofa xesjum

part two of ?

ackie did not decide to hate johnny overnight. he had been encouraged to do so by colonel musgrave, and by ralph johnson, who was not what he seemed to be. johnny , on the other hand, suspected none of this. it started to rain. the circus was in town. sitting behind the wheel of his state police cruiser, eddie watched the big tent go up. no matter where he was, jackie was alone with his thoughts. ralph johnson observed jackie from under the brim of his straw hat. because that was the kind of guy ralph johnaon was. sometimes jackie forgot exactly why he hated johnny. raindrops ran down the window of the diner. mona starbuck remembered the last stranger who passed through town. the two strangers stopped and watched the circus tent go up. the first stranger - the original stranger - came up behind them. hatred can be a curious thing. sheriff john brown did nor care for circus people, especially clowns, was johnny really as good a person as all that? was sheriff john brown really as bad a person as all that? and what about mona starbuck? so far, nobody asked johnny what he thought the whole situation. or stagger lee, for that matter. what do you think? and what does eddie, sitting in his cruiser watching the circus tent go up in the rain, think? the two strangers nodded to each other and proceeded into town. colonel musgrave poured himself another stiff drink. mona starbuck got up and turned on her new television set.

johnny and jackie, part 1

by bofa xesjum

part one of ?

the stranger came down the road, and did not look left or right. jackie was the jealous type. and when the strangers came to town, jackie took notice. jackie hated johnny. and jackie did not like the looks of the strangers. rlaph johnson never harmed anybody. stagger lee had an understanding with sheriff john brown. sheriff john brown was a bad person. one of the worst. or so the strangers had been told. colonel musgrove poured himself a stiff drink. the strangers looked out the window as he dd so. mona starbuck remembered the last stranger who passed through town. stagger lee remembered him too. his name was ———————. eddie was in the state police. but then, jackie did not care for too many people. the stranger - the original stranger - walked into marie;s diner. sheriff john brown looked up from his cup of black coffee. jackie, who hated everybody, looked up from his slice of blueberry pie. outside, it started to rain. sheriff john brown hesitated - he had a date with stagger lee. sheriff john brown loved the rain. johnny was a good person. jackie hated johnny because he was a good person. eddie was on the way.