Waltz of Shadows
“I rolled over and my body seemed to be made of baling wire and coat hangers. I sat up and listened to the birds singing and Sammy and JoAnn playing outside.
I collected the .38, got up, looked out the window and saw the kids run by in their night clothes. Down by the lake I could see Bev sitting on the dock, her back to me.
I put on my socks and shoes, washed my face at the kitchen sink, put the .38 in the waistband of my pants, and went out back. The sun was bright and it was warm for October ...and the smell of last night’s rain was pleasant. The lake was less disturbed. It shimmered in the morning sunlight.
I spoke to the kids and kissed them and they went on playing, happy as if nothing bad had ever happened.
I sat down on the dock by Bev. She was wearing the other pair of Arnold’s old khaki pants. They were rolled up big time. Her shirt was hiked up where the butt of the .32 pushed at it. She looked cute and young, armed and dangerous. She scrutinized me and gave me a game smile, then let it go.MoreLess
I collected the .38, got up, looked out the window and saw the kids run by in their night clothes. Down by the lake I could see Bev sitting on the dock, her back to me.
I put on my socks and shoes, washed my face at the kitchen sink, put the .38 in the waistband of my pants, and went out back. The sun was bright and it was warm for October ...and the smell of last night’s rain was pleasant. The lake was less disturbed. It shimmered in the morning sunlight.
I spoke to the kids and kissed them and they went on playing, happy as if nothing bad had ever happened.
I sat down on the dock by Bev. She was wearing the other pair of Arnold’s old khaki pants. They were rolled up big time. Her shirt was hiked up where the butt of the .32 pushed at it. She looked cute and young, armed and dangerous. She scrutinized me and gave me a game smile, then let it go.MoreLess
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