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.