Scavengers (2011)
“She had discovered a carefully folded letter. The document was locked in place by the folds of wood, the paper stained from the occasional rains that collected in the crotch of the stump. Using one of her mother’s paring knives, she had coaxed the letter from its tomb. Hands shaking with excitement, she unfolded it far enough to see the bold signature of Pancho Villa.
The telephone interrupted her before she could unfold the document further and discover what Generalíssimo Villa had written...—and to whom he had written it.
The purr of the phone was soft, and if her husband heard it, he showed no reaction. Estelle jolted awake with a stab of regret, the letter now and forever a mystery. Even if she had been able to restart the dream on command, she knew that somehow, her mind would find a way to cheat her out of knowing the letter’s contents.
“Guzman residence,” she murmured, not sure that she had the correct end of the phone pressed to her ear.MoreLess
The telephone interrupted her before she could unfold the document further and discover what Generalíssimo Villa had written...—and to whom he had written it.
The purr of the phone was soft, and if her husband heard it, he showed no reaction. Estelle jolted awake with a stab of regret, the letter now and forever a mystery. Even if she had been able to restart the dream on command, she knew that somehow, her mind would find a way to cheat her out of knowing the letter’s contents.
“Guzman residence,” she murmured, not sure that she had the correct end of the phone pressed to her ear.MoreLess
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