[She's probably not talking about cancer and chemo, but it sounds similar enough that Blake gets the idea.
A lot of the rest of it sounds very familiar, too. It starts to make an ugly kind of sense. An old anger tightens Blake's jaw.]
There's guys like that, too. Ones who go around to people who're sick, scared, and desperate, and sell them crystals, prayers, and snake oil. 'Believe in Jesus and you'll be fine - right after your check clears.'
There's always scumbags who'll screw over people in a low place so they can get what they want from them.
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[She's probably not talking about cancer and chemo, but it sounds similar enough that Blake gets the idea.
A lot of the rest of it sounds very familiar, too. It starts to make an ugly kind of sense. An old anger tightens Blake's jaw.]
There's guys like that, too. Ones who go around to people who're sick, scared, and desperate, and sell them crystals, prayers, and snake oil. 'Believe in Jesus and you'll be fine - right after your check clears.'
There's always scumbags who'll screw over people in a low place so they can get what they want from them.
[And a goddamn little girl, too.]