Chapter 8 A Second Chance
Jim stepped out of the car in front of his apartment house.
"Are you sure you won't come in and say hello?" he asked.
"Are you still married to the same girl?" asked Joe.
Jim gave the usual answer. "I was the last time I looked."
Joe smiled. "Good night, Jimmy."
The car drove off, and Jim stood outside the building. The
Braddocks had sold their radio, so Mae and the kids didn't know
the result of tonight's fight.
The door opened and Jay, Howard, and Rosy looked up at him
with hopeful faces. Mae stood silently.
"I won," he said.
The children screamed and rushed toward him. Rosy pulled on
his arm. "Daddy, Daddy, you have to see what I got you!" She ran
to the ice box. "Put it on your eyes," she said, pushing a thick steak
into her father's hands.