Empty Bodies (Book 2): Adaptation
““Don’t mention it.”
Will looked over at Gabriel, who was standing at the other end of the room, and then back to the shop owner. “And sorry my guy went all cowboy on you.”
Donny, the store owner, spit his dip into a plastic bottle, then said, “It’s okay. The way things been goin’, made folks a wee bit crazy. I understand. Hard to trust others.”
Donny had taken the group into a cellar located under the shop. There was a back room with a door in the floor that led down to it. Will was now sitting... next to him with his back against a wall.
“He’s got a wife and kid in D.C. he’s had trouble getting in contact with. He’s pretty high strung, as you might imagine. You got any kids? A wife?”
Donny removed his cap and wiped his brow. He had his elbows over his knees, and his gut protruded further over his waistband because of how he was sitting. He put his cap back on, and then looked over toward Dylan. The boy had finished eating his portion of the canned soup that Donny had shared with the group, and was now sitting with Holly playing a game of Connect Four that Donny had had for sale in the shop above them.MoreLess
Will looked over at Gabriel, who was standing at the other end of the room, and then back to the shop owner. “And sorry my guy went all cowboy on you.”
Donny, the store owner, spit his dip into a plastic bottle, then said, “It’s okay. The way things been goin’, made folks a wee bit crazy. I understand. Hard to trust others.”
Donny had taken the group into a cellar located under the shop. There was a back room with a door in the floor that led down to it. Will was now sitting... next to him with his back against a wall.
“He’s got a wife and kid in D.C. he’s had trouble getting in contact with. He’s pretty high strung, as you might imagine. You got any kids? A wife?”
Donny removed his cap and wiped his brow. He had his elbows over his knees, and his gut protruded further over his waistband because of how he was sitting. He put his cap back on, and then looked over toward Dylan. The boy had finished eating his portion of the canned soup that Donny had shared with the group, and was now sitting with Holly playing a game of Connect Four that Donny had had for sale in the shop above them.MoreLess
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