Never Go Home
“Trees, houses, fields, stores. I watched the familiar terrain pass by at fifty miles per hour.
“Not much has changed around here,” I said.
“Wait till we get to town,” Sean said.
“Different?”
“A bit.” He shook his head. “Actually, not much.”
“Isn’t that the same?”
“Semantics.”
“Whatever.” I rolled down my window. The morning air was cool, but humid. It didn’t matter what time of day or night it was down here. Humidity was a way of life.
“Any chance we can do some fishing?” Sean said.
I shrugged.... We used to go all the time as kids. There were many nights dad told us to go catch our dinner. If we came home empty handed, we didn’t eat. We both grew up to be expert anglers. At some point, it lost its luster for me. Too slow.
“Afraid I’ll show you up?” Sean said.
“I know you will.” I saw the river to my right. “Is that what we’re doing?”
“No.”
“Then where are we going?”
“To see Dad.”
I said nothing.
We entered town doing twenty-five.MoreLess
“Not much has changed around here,” I said.
“Wait till we get to town,” Sean said.
“Different?”
“A bit.” He shook his head. “Actually, not much.”
“Isn’t that the same?”
“Semantics.”
“Whatever.” I rolled down my window. The morning air was cool, but humid. It didn’t matter what time of day or night it was down here. Humidity was a way of life.
“Any chance we can do some fishing?” Sean said.
I shrugged.... We used to go all the time as kids. There were many nights dad told us to go catch our dinner. If we came home empty handed, we didn’t eat. We both grew up to be expert anglers. At some point, it lost its luster for me. Too slow.
“Afraid I’ll show you up?” Sean said.
“I know you will.” I saw the river to my right. “Is that what we’re doing?”
“No.”
“Then where are we going?”
“To see Dad.”
I said nothing.
We entered town doing twenty-five.MoreLess
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