Shella (1993)
“It was still dark. The Indian wasn’t in his bed.
He walked in about an hour later.
“You want some breakfast before we go? Some coffee?”
“I’m okay.”
“What’re you doing?” he asked me, looking at the bed where I had my stuff laid out.
“Packing.”
He nodded his head, walked out again.
By the time he came back, I was ready to go. But when I put the duffel bag over my shoulder, the Indian shook his head.
“What?” He was looking at the room key in my hand.
“We’re not going by the front desk. It’s paid f...or a few days, but if things don’t work out, we’re gonna keep rolling…. You don’t check out, they’ll think you’re coming back.”
“Who would?”
He just shrugged his shoulders … not like he didn’t know, like it didn’t matter.
Amos pulled the Jeep over to the side of the road on a long curve. I could see a bunch of white buildings on the right.
“Stay with Amos for a little bit,” the Indian said. “We’ll be back soon.”
I saw the flash of a shoulder holster on Joseph as he climbed out the front seat.MoreLess
He walked in about an hour later.
“You want some breakfast before we go? Some coffee?”
“I’m okay.”
“What’re you doing?” he asked me, looking at the bed where I had my stuff laid out.
“Packing.”
He nodded his head, walked out again.
By the time he came back, I was ready to go. But when I put the duffel bag over my shoulder, the Indian shook his head.
“What?” He was looking at the room key in my hand.
“We’re not going by the front desk. It’s paid f...or a few days, but if things don’t work out, we’re gonna keep rolling…. You don’t check out, they’ll think you’re coming back.”
“Who would?”
He just shrugged his shoulders … not like he didn’t know, like it didn’t matter.
Amos pulled the Jeep over to the side of the road on a long curve. I could see a bunch of white buildings on the right.
“Stay with Amos for a little bit,” the Indian said. “We’ll be back soon.”
I saw the flash of a shoulder holster on Joseph as he climbed out the front seat.MoreLess
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