The Boy On the Porch
“They planned to wander along the back roads for a few hours, looking for the scene on the wall of the barn.
They turned down narrow roads they had not traveled before; they rolled through small towns with dilapidated stores and abandoned gas stations. They passed neglected shacks and derelict buildings and cast-off, rusty vehicles and appliances. They passed many barns, some small and rustic, and some larger, older ones with sunken roofs and tilting frames.
The first time they came to a wooded ...area bordered by a creek, John slowed the truck and Marta caught her breath, sat back in her seat, and gripped the door handle. The boy was looking at a nearby house. He pointed to the porch.
“What? No, oh no. What?” Marta said. “Is it—?”
The boy smiled and waved his hand at the porch.
“Is it—do you know that place?”
But the boy had already turned away and was reaching for the dog, rubbing his head.
John said, “Look there—see that? It’s probably just those chickens he was waving at.”MoreLess
They turned down narrow roads they had not traveled before; they rolled through small towns with dilapidated stores and abandoned gas stations. They passed neglected shacks and derelict buildings and cast-off, rusty vehicles and appliances. They passed many barns, some small and rustic, and some larger, older ones with sunken roofs and tilting frames.
The first time they came to a wooded ...area bordered by a creek, John slowed the truck and Marta caught her breath, sat back in her seat, and gripped the door handle. The boy was looking at a nearby house. He pointed to the porch.
“What? No, oh no. What?” Marta said. “Is it—?”
The boy smiled and waved his hand at the porch.
“Is it—do you know that place?”
But the boy had already turned away and was reaching for the dog, rubbing his head.
John said, “Look there—see that? It’s probably just those chickens he was waving at.”MoreLess
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