Gone South (2011)
““Almost there,” Dan said, relief blooming in him like a sweet flower. Arden didn’t answer. She’d opened her purse two miles back and taken from it the pink drawstring bag, which she now held in her lap. Her fingers kneaded the bag’s contents, but Arden stared straight ahead along the cone of the lights.
“What’s in that thing?” Dan asked.
“Huh?”
“That bag. What’s in it?”
“Nothin’ special,” she said.
“You’re sure rubbin’ it like it’s somethin’ special.”
“It’s … just what I carry for good luck.”
“...Oh, I should’ve figured.” He nodded. “Anybody who believes in faith healers has to have a good-luck charm or two lyin’ around.”
“If I were you, I wouldn’t be laughin’. I’d think you’d want to find the Bright Girl as much as I do.”
“There’s an idea. After she heals me, she can go back to Shreveport with me and raise Emory Blanchard from the dead. Then I can get right back to where I was, beggin’ for work.”
“Laugh if you want to.MoreLess
“What’s in that thing?” Dan asked.
“Huh?”
“That bag. What’s in it?”
“Nothin’ special,” she said.
“You’re sure rubbin’ it like it’s somethin’ special.”
“It’s … just what I carry for good luck.”
“...Oh, I should’ve figured.” He nodded. “Anybody who believes in faith healers has to have a good-luck charm or two lyin’ around.”
“If I were you, I wouldn’t be laughin’. I’d think you’d want to find the Bright Girl as much as I do.”
“There’s an idea. After she heals me, she can go back to Shreveport with me and raise Emory Blanchard from the dead. Then I can get right back to where I was, beggin’ for work.”
“Laugh if you want to.MoreLess
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