Thicker Than Blood
“Evelyn asked, sounding irritated. “Now what the fuck are we supposed to do?”
Neither of us had gotten much sleep the night before, but Evelyn looked worse than I did. Large dark circles ringed her bloodshot eyes, her shoulders slumped, and her hands trembled slightly.
“He didn’t owe us anything,” I told her gently. “We just met him at a bad time.”
“I know that!” she shouted, growing even more agitated. “But…but now what?” She gestured around the empty cabin, her eyes wide, her nostrils flaring.... “We have nothing, Lei!
Nothing!”
“Not nothing.” Alex interrupted us, and we both glanced to where he was standing. There was a small chest at the end of the bed, and Alex was rifling through it, pulling out articles of clothing and tossing them onto the bed. Evelyn and I both stared at the varied shades of pinks and yellows, clothing that so obviously had belonged to the little girl we’d helped bury yesterday.
I couldn’t help it, couldn’t stop the tears that formed.MoreLess
Neither of us had gotten much sleep the night before, but Evelyn looked worse than I did. Large dark circles ringed her bloodshot eyes, her shoulders slumped, and her hands trembled slightly.
“He didn’t owe us anything,” I told her gently. “We just met him at a bad time.”
“I know that!” she shouted, growing even more agitated. “But…but now what?” She gestured around the empty cabin, her eyes wide, her nostrils flaring.... “We have nothing, Lei!
Nothing!”
“Not nothing.” Alex interrupted us, and we both glanced to where he was standing. There was a small chest at the end of the bed, and Alex was rifling through it, pulling out articles of clothing and tossing them onto the bed. Evelyn and I both stared at the varied shades of pinks and yellows, clothing that so obviously had belonged to the little girl we’d helped bury yesterday.
I couldn’t help it, couldn’t stop the tears that formed.MoreLess
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