meatballs
raze
his
niece
got
married
on
the
weekend
.
at
the
reception,
they
served
something
that
was
supposed
to
be
a
salad. "
what
the
hell
is
this
?"
some
stranger
sitting
beside
him
said
. "
it's
just
shredded lettuce."
the
entree
was
meatballs
on
skewers
and
chicken
marsala
that
looked
green
around
the
gills. "
when
they
come
into
the
hall
,"
his
stepdaughter
said
, "
you
have
to
walk
with
his
grandparents."
he
didn't
understand
why
he
had
to
do
a
thing
like
that
.
he
did
it
anyway
.
everyone
danced
in
a
circle
.
a
lot
of
the
men
had
big
beer
bellies.
all
he
could
see
were
their
stomachs
bouncing
around
like
bumper
cars
.
he
drank
six
whiskeys
and
went
home
.
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