Kylie Jean: Fishing Queen

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only some of us can eat inside The rest have to eat outside Nobody wants to sit outside today in this freezing weather Inside the Catfish King we have to wait because we are a very large party and Sunday is one of the busiest days But I don’t mind The air is warm and rich with the smell of delicious fried catfish Our whole family is piled into the corner of the waiting area sitting on benches and chatting T J says Lil Bit give me your coat and I’ll go hang it up I look at T J but I don’t hand him my coat I want to keep it on It’s my favorite dress coat I think I’ll keep this on I tell him Give T J your coat please We don’t eat with our coats on says Momma T J holds out his hand I slowly take off my coat and give it to him He walks over and hangs up the coats and then sits by our cousin Lilly T J and Lilly are talking about what they’re going to order Lilly says I want tartar sauce with mine Tartar sauce ruins a piece of tasty catfish says T J In fact the best way to eat catfish is plain They move on to talking about the homework they have to do for school tomorrow Meanwhile I stand by Lilly’s younger sister Lucy My cousin Lucy and I walk over to look at the community bulletin board by the door Some people have posted signs on it looking for lost pets and items There are also flyers advertising things for sale and sharing local events I see a flyer for the upcoming holiday parade It’s only the beginning of December so the parade is still almost four weeks away Below that flyer is another one that catches my eye Hey look at that flyer with a giant blue cat on it I say Now I’m not talking about the kind of cat that has four legs and says meow I mean the