There was on way she would remember about the bees.
He reached for the phone on his desk and dialed.'Muriel?'
'What,' she said flatly.
'This is Macon.'
Yes, I know.'
HE paused. he said, 'Um, it is bee season, Muriel. I mean summer comes along so quickly, and I was just wondering if you'd thought about Alexander's injection.'
'Don't you believe I can manage that myself?' she shouted.
'Oh. Well.'
'You think I'm that stupid I can't remember even the simplest thing? So useless I can't even take care of my own son?'
'Well, I wasn't sure, you see, that---'
'A fine one you are! You desert that child without a goodbye and then you call me up to tell me I'm not a good mother!'
'No, wait, Muriel---'
'Dominick is dead,' she said.
'What? Dominick? The boy who fixes your car?'
'Not that you would care. It was his night to take my car and coming home he crashed into a guardrail. Died at once.'