The Reckoning (2013)
“It was Sunday morning, and he was alone in the bunkhouse. He'd returned from town early, accompanied by the new Bar T mascot, but none of the other cowboys had come back yet. The bunkhouse was as silent as the monastery in the clouds, as a shaft of light broke through the filthy window.
Duane was seized by the urge to go outside. He pulled on his pants, jumped into his boots, wrapped his blanket around his shoulders, and was out the door. The yard spread before him, basking in the sun, and beyond, a mesa covered with grass and mesquite stretched toward the horizon, where a mountain range glowed purple and gold.
Duane felt the power of the universe in his bones. He dropped to his knees, clasped his hands together, and prayed. “My Lord, thank you for the bounty of this day. Thank you for my job, and good health. Please forgive my many transgressions, and please help me to forget Miss Vanessa Fontaine.”
Then, in the middle of the prayer, something prompted him to open his eyes.
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