like clockwork.
Abel kicked the dogs, too. Fufi,
mostly. Panther was smart enough
to stay away, but dumb, lovable Fufi
was forever trying to be Abel’s
friend. She’d cross his path or be in
his way when he’d had a few, and
he’d give her the boot. After that
she’d go and hide somewhere for a
while. Fufi getting kicked was
always the warning sign that shit
was about to go down. The dogs and
the workers in the yard often got
the first taste of his anger, and that
would let the rest of us know to lie
low. I’d usually go find Fufi
wherever she was hiding and be