Magnolia
“I’m not sure why we bother. There are no bars now—not a single one. Ryder figures the storm—maybe the tornado—took out the cell tower. Which means there’s no telling when it’ll be working again. So we’re still cut off from the rest of the world.
The morning drags on endlessly. I play nursemaid, removing the bandages on Ryder’s feet and hand. His feet don’t look too bad, but the cut on his hand is scaring me. Truth is, it probably needed stitches last night, but it’s too late now. I don’t even w...ant to think about what this means for next weekend’s football game—if there’s a game next weekend.
Right now I feel like we’re in the middle of the Apocalypse. I keep waiting for zombies to appear or something. One thing’s for sure—if they do, Delilah and I are ready.
In the meantime, Ryder and I play two games of Scrabble. I win both, but I’m not sure that he didn’t throw the second one. By lunchtime, we’re both a little stir-crazy. The worst of it has clearly passed, but it’s still pouring, with occasional gusts of wind strong enough to rattle the windows.MoreLess
The morning drags on endlessly. I play nursemaid, removing the bandages on Ryder’s feet and hand. His feet don’t look too bad, but the cut on his hand is scaring me. Truth is, it probably needed stitches last night, but it’s too late now. I don’t even w...ant to think about what this means for next weekend’s football game—if there’s a game next weekend.
Right now I feel like we’re in the middle of the Apocalypse. I keep waiting for zombies to appear or something. One thing’s for sure—if they do, Delilah and I are ready.
In the meantime, Ryder and I play two games of Scrabble. I win both, but I’m not sure that he didn’t throw the second one. By lunchtime, we’re both a little stir-crazy. The worst of it has clearly passed, but it’s still pouring, with occasional gusts of wind strong enough to rattle the windows.MoreLess
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