There had been a robbery at a minimart near the Aikman's house in Russellville, and Rock and his cousin Crutch stopped by for gas and a bag of ice in time to witness its aftermath. Rock was surprised to see that the state trooper on the scene was an old high school friend named Ben Hawkins.
Rock talked with Ben about a college football game everyone watched the night before, and then he and Crutch walked across the minimart lot, turned behind the store, and cut through the Aikman's backyard to the house. As they expected, everyone was there — Aunt Jean, Uncle Jim, Uncle Bob, Rock's mother, all the cousins, everyone.
It was as if they were somewhere between 1975 and 2005.
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