The Other Soldier (2012)
“When Olivia Newton John started trilling her side of the story, the MP3 player cut off.
Darn, darn, darn, darn, darn. And how typical. The man gets to finish while the woman barely gets started.
Parker fished the device out of the bib pocket of her overalls and sat back on her boot heels. The screen had gone dark. She’d forgotten to charge the dumb thing. Again.
She tugged the earbuds free with a sigh and stuffed the whole mess into her pocket, ignoring the dirt she should have brus...hed from her gloves.
Just as well. If Harris had walked up on her while she was singing, he’d have demanded hazardous duty pay.
Or not. She pressed her lips together. Harris Briggs knew better than anyone that she couldn’t afford even regular wages.
A feisty spring breeze carrying the scent of damp earth and lilacs chased the thought away. She rose to her knees and pulled off her hat, enjoying the rush of air that cooled her sweat-soaked head.MoreLess
Darn, darn, darn, darn, darn. And how typical. The man gets to finish while the woman barely gets started.
Parker fished the device out of the bib pocket of her overalls and sat back on her boot heels. The screen had gone dark. She’d forgotten to charge the dumb thing. Again.
She tugged the earbuds free with a sigh and stuffed the whole mess into her pocket, ignoring the dirt she should have brus...hed from her gloves.
Just as well. If Harris had walked up on her while she was singing, he’d have demanded hazardous duty pay.
Or not. She pressed her lips together. Harris Briggs knew better than anyone that she couldn’t afford even regular wages.
A feisty spring breeze carrying the scent of damp earth and lilacs chased the thought away. She rose to her knees and pulled off her hat, enjoying the rush of air that cooled her sweat-soaked head.MoreLess
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