Fool's Gold
“She’d gotten the bright idea she could refinish the scarred wood furniture herself. She’d helped her father do it one time, and didn’t recall it being so difficult. After moving the damaged pieces into the dining and front rooms, Addie had gone to the local hardware store and bought a bunch of supplies. She’d paid for them with her already overburdened credit card, and held her breath that the transaction would process.
Part way through the sanding of the first headboard, a lovely walnut pi...ece with the words ‘fuck you’ carved across the front, Addie had made a discovery. The knife marks were deep. A simple refinishing wouldn’t do the job. She had to find a way to get rid of the writing, fill it in with putty or something, before she could go on. But the putty idea didn’t seem to be working.
She flopped onto the battered sofa and sighed. They’d been in Cattle Valley a week. She hadn’t seen Mel since Saturday, when the woman had brought cinnamon rolls.MoreLess
Part way through the sanding of the first headboard, a lovely walnut pi...ece with the words ‘fuck you’ carved across the front, Addie had made a discovery. The knife marks were deep. A simple refinishing wouldn’t do the job. She had to find a way to get rid of the writing, fill it in with putty or something, before she could go on. But the putty idea didn’t seem to be working.
She flopped onto the battered sofa and sighed. They’d been in Cattle Valley a week. She hadn’t seen Mel since Saturday, when the woman had brought cinnamon rolls.MoreLess
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