Summer of Two Wishes
“He thought he’d get a boost from it, but it only depressed him more. For a man who had seen some very black days, that was saying a lot.
It was nothing like the way he’d left it. The old ranch house, built in the late nineteenth century out of hand-struck limestone, sat in empty disrepair. Judging by the broken windows, the graffiti painted on the living room walls, and the butts of different types of smokes lying around, kids had been hanging out there, smoking pot and drinking beer. The toilets were a disaster, as was the kitchen. Someone had ripped out and stolen all the copper tubing, a common problem on new construction sites because of the high price copper would bring. Apparently, that extended to old houses now.
The barn, which Finn and Brodie had built over a mild winter, was untouched, but it was perhaps even more devastating to see it standing empty. It was the most vivid reminder that his prize cutting horses were gone, as were his cattle, his dogs, and even the pair of du...cks who’d made the old stock pond home—all gone.MoreLess
It was nothing like the way he’d left it. The old ranch house, built in the late nineteenth century out of hand-struck limestone, sat in empty disrepair. Judging by the broken windows, the graffiti painted on the living room walls, and the butts of different types of smokes lying around, kids had been hanging out there, smoking pot and drinking beer. The toilets were a disaster, as was the kitchen. Someone had ripped out and stolen all the copper tubing, a common problem on new construction sites because of the high price copper would bring. Apparently, that extended to old houses now.
The barn, which Finn and Brodie had built over a mild winter, was untouched, but it was perhaps even more devastating to see it standing empty. It was the most vivid reminder that his prize cutting horses were gone, as were his cattle, his dogs, and even the pair of du...cks who’d made the old stock pond home—all gone.MoreLess
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