
"Let them use it," Majestyk said.
"I tell you what my boss said. Man, I can't do nothing about it."
"What're they supposed to do?"
"Go out in the bushes, I don't know. Mister, you have any idea how many migrants stop here?"
"I know what they can do," Majestyk said. He turned from the attendant to the nice-looking Chicano girl, noticing now that she was wearing small pearl earrings.
"He says for all of you to come inside."
"I want them out of here!"
"He says he's sorry the toilets are broken."
"They're always broken," the girl said. "Every place they keep the broken toilets locked up so nobody steal them."
Majestyk was looking at her again. "You come here to work?"
"For the melons or whatever time it is. Last month we were over at Yuma."
"You know melons, uh?"
"Melons, onions, lettuce, anything you got."
"You want to work today?"
The girl seemed to think about it and then shrugged and said, "Yeah, well, since we forgot our golf clubs we might as well, uh?"
"After you go to the bathroom." Majestyk's gaze, with the soft hint of a smile, held on her for another moment.
"First things first," the girl said.
"Listen, I don't say they can't use them," the attendant said now. "You think I own this place? I work here."
"He says he works here," Majestyk said.
The girl nodded. "We believe it."
"And he says since the toilets are broken you can use something else." Majestyk's gaze moved away, past the attendant and the shelves of lube oil and the cash register and the coffee and candy machines, taking in the office.
