Nobody Dies in a Casino
“Charlie could see the giant air force base now and the self-suspended yellow-orange globe with even more satellite aircraft around it.
Above and behind her, stars once again littered the heavens.
The orange thing might be gone, but everything had an orange hue now—even the darkness. “Toby?”
The bastard had gone off and left her.
* * * Charlie sat on a pillow and chewed soggy mayo and mustard–flavored bread. She sipped bottled water just as cautiously. And jumped every time lightning streake...d from the cloudless sky.
If Libby heard Charlie had eloped with Mitch, she’d probably run right out and get pregnant. Libby hated Mitch.
Charlie put all the food and water in one pack, tucked one rolled blanket through the straps meant for a sleeping bag, and waited for dawn.
She didn’t like being alone with wilderness and discomfort. What if the orange thing came back? What if it wasn’t really gone?
Oh hell. She opened a thermos of Little A’Le’Inn coffee and poured a cup in its lid.MoreLess
Above and behind her, stars once again littered the heavens.
The orange thing might be gone, but everything had an orange hue now—even the darkness. “Toby?”
The bastard had gone off and left her.
* * * Charlie sat on a pillow and chewed soggy mayo and mustard–flavored bread. She sipped bottled water just as cautiously. And jumped every time lightning streake...d from the cloudless sky.
If Libby heard Charlie had eloped with Mitch, she’d probably run right out and get pregnant. Libby hated Mitch.
Charlie put all the food and water in one pack, tucked one rolled blanket through the straps meant for a sleeping bag, and waited for dawn.
She didn’t like being alone with wilderness and discomfort. What if the orange thing came back? What if it wasn’t really gone?
Oh hell. She opened a thermos of Little A’Le’Inn coffee and poured a cup in its lid.MoreLess
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