10-29-2020, 06:43 PM
Johnny pulls off onto a slim dirt road and kills the engine. Orville sighs deeply, as is his nature to do.
The two sit briefly as the road's dust settles behind them. Johnny is worried now.
"We've been driving around for two goddamned hours and nothing!" he shouted.
Orville leans forward, resting his sternum against the back of the front seat.
"I thought you said you knew where this place was!" Johnny continued.
With a corrective tone, Orville answered "I said it would be an educated guess as I've never been there!"
They were both wrung out. Each of them at risk of losing a woman they cared very deeply for.
Orville had all but given up on ever seeing Gail again but Johnny held fast, he couldn't throw in
the towel. He couldn't bear the thought. As long as he believed she were alive, then Delia wasÂ
safe, no matter the circumstances. Both hands tightly, Johnny, both hands.
The two sit briefly as the road's dust settles behind them. Johnny is worried now.
"We've been driving around for two goddamned hours and nothing!" he shouted.
Orville leans forward, resting his sternum against the back of the front seat.
"I thought you said you knew where this place was!" Johnny continued.
With a corrective tone, Orville answered "I said it would be an educated guess as I've never been there!"
They were both wrung out. Each of them at risk of losing a woman they cared very deeply for.
Orville had all but given up on ever seeing Gail again but Johnny held fast, he couldn't throw in
the towel. He couldn't bear the thought. As long as he believed she were alive, then Delia wasÂ
safe, no matter the circumstances. Both hands tightly, Johnny, both hands.
