Rock-a-Bye Bones
“I had to make a run for it, but I went in the opposite direction from Pleasant. If Potter got me, I didn’t want to lead him to Pleasant. I’d told her to follow the creek. That was the best way out. I’d studied the map and the creek would lead her to the road. Potter couldn’t use the truck, either. He’d be forced to walk, just like Pleasant. I’d done the best I could for her.
Expecting any second to hear a blast and feel the buckshot penetrate my back, I made for the woods.
“Hey! Stop!” Potter h...ad seen me. “Stop or I’ll shoot.”
I kept running.
“Hey, POS, I’m the one you want.” Pleasant stepped out of the woods. “You’re going to prison, asshat. I’ll see to it.”
Holy cow, that girl had a set of brass ones. And she was going to get herself killed.
I’d made it to the edge of the woods. I turned around, my pistol ready at my side. “Sheriff Coleman Peters is on the way. He reserved your bunk in Parchman. Let’s go.”
Potter shifted the gun from Pleasant to me.MoreLess
Expecting any second to hear a blast and feel the buckshot penetrate my back, I made for the woods.
“Hey! Stop!” Potter h...ad seen me. “Stop or I’ll shoot.”
I kept running.
“Hey, POS, I’m the one you want.” Pleasant stepped out of the woods. “You’re going to prison, asshat. I’ll see to it.”
Holy cow, that girl had a set of brass ones. And she was going to get herself killed.
I’d made it to the edge of the woods. I turned around, my pistol ready at my side. “Sheriff Coleman Peters is on the way. He reserved your bunk in Parchman. Let’s go.”
Potter shifted the gun from Pleasant to me.MoreLess
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