The Kimota Anthology
“Both middle-aged men were well-dressed for the cold night with heavy boots, raincoats and scarves. A thin frost was beginning to settle on the grass and the clear, Scottish sky was lit by a bright half moon and innumerable stars. The silence was broken only by the running water of the nearby river and the occasional hooting of an owl.“How’s the family?” George asked. The two old friends made this journey once a week and over the years their conversation had become as predictable as their route ...through the fields.“Not bad,” replied Ian “The wee one had a touch of the flu but she’s over it now. How’s Anne?”“Fine, fine.”Both men stopped talking as they clambered over a wooden fence into the next field and began to walk uphill.“John really must get round to putting that gate in,” grumbled Ian, as he did every week. “He’s been promising for months.” George just grunted in agreement, saving his breath for the climb.By the time they reached the top of the hill both men were puffing, their breath forming white clouds in the air.MoreLess
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