“The sky was that strange shade of blue that only comes in the winter, not robin’s egg blue but not the crystal clear blue of a Texas summer sky. A few marshmallow clouds moved across the sky as if they had nowhere to go and a lifetime to get there. A couple of buzzards looked down from the utility poles bringing electricity and phone lines into the house. Pearl pulled her shawl tightly around her shoulders and settled down into the passenger seat of the truck, wishing she’d brought along a heav...ier coat. Mesa’s comment worried through her mind like a hound dog with a fresh ham bone. She didn’t know whether to bury it and dig it up later to gnaw on or to ask Wil what Mesa meant. His answer might open a can of worms, so she kept her mouth shut while he drove around the house and down a road toward the back side of the ranch. Describing the bumpy path they were on as a road was using the word loosely. It had tire tracks with grass growing up between them and ruts big enough to shake all that greasy fried chicken right down to her thighs.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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