Once in a Blue Moon
“He rolled his shoulders, enjoying the pleasant, tired ache that had been part of him since his second week on the ranch. It was a good kind of fatigue. Working outside for the last few months had been great and his body appreciated it. Stronger, harder and tougher, he had enjoyed every minute of the exercise. And now that the evening chores were done, he was ready for bed.
But he doubted he’d sleep. This was their last night on the ranch, and a kind of nostalgic ache unsettled him. He carefully... studied the area, trying to commit everything to memory: the orchard, the barn, the empty garden plot, the sounds of their boots hitting hard-packed dirt and their cabin with the windows lit up.
A horse whinnied, and he could hear cattle bawling in the distance.
He pulled in a deep breath and the smells of manure, alfalfa, hay and dirt fill his lungs. Permeated him. He was going to miss this place, but didn’t doubt that it was time to go home. They didn’t belong here.
He looked up at the nearly full moon and a chill ran through him.MoreLess
But he doubted he’d sleep. This was their last night on the ranch, and a kind of nostalgic ache unsettled him. He carefully... studied the area, trying to commit everything to memory: the orchard, the barn, the empty garden plot, the sounds of their boots hitting hard-packed dirt and their cabin with the windows lit up.
A horse whinnied, and he could hear cattle bawling in the distance.
He pulled in a deep breath and the smells of manure, alfalfa, hay and dirt fill his lungs. Permeated him. He was going to miss this place, but didn’t doubt that it was time to go home. They didn’t belong here.
He looked up at the nearly full moon and a chill ran through him.MoreLess
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