Opal and Winn-Dixie always left early for Gertrude's Pets so they could listen to Otis play his guitar for the animals. Sweetie Pie Thomas sometimes snuck in to listen, too. Every time Opal went to go and visit Gloria Dump the Dewberry boys were like there goes the preachers daugter to go visit that witch. Opal always told the boys that Gloria was not a witch. The Dewberry boys told Opal that their mom said, " you souldn't be cooped up in that pet shop, talking to old women and visiting them. When Opal went to visit Gloria they told each other stories. Gloria asked, " Opal why don't you go and play with them boys?" Opal told her that they were mean and stupid, and I'd rather talk to you." Opal asked, " Should I be afraid of Otis?" Gloria asked, " Why?" Opal said, " Because Otis has done bad things and he has been in jail." Gloria told her, " You don't judge them by what they did in the past but what they have done real recently."
Gloria said, " Opal follow me ." Gloria led Opal to the very back of her yard, where there was a tree that had beer bottles, wine bottles, and whiskey bottles hanging from the tree by strings. Opal asked, " Why are there bottles hanging from that tree?" Gloria told her, " they are up there so they would scare the gosts away from the bad things I have done." Opal asked, " Did you drink the stuff that was in all those bottles?" "No, not all of them." Gloria said. Gloria said, now I don't drink anything that is stronger that Coffe.
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