I stopped walking and looked them both in the eyes.
“Can I tell you guys something super top secret?”
“Sure.” They said in unison.
“You know we’d never…” Bertha started to say but stopped in mid thought.
She put her hands on her hips and locked on me with an icy cold stare.
“You’re going to run away to California, aren’t you?” she asked.
“How the hell did you find out?” I asked with amazement.
“Geez Alvin!” Larry said with a snivel, “You’re not the brightest. Any fool can see you’re aching to get back there.”
“Really?” I asked.
“Uh, yeah!” Bertha said in such a way that reminded me of the snobby girls back in California.
“How are you going to get there?” Larry asked.