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Thread #93036 Message #2102917
Posted By: Janie
14-Jul-07 - 11:08 PM
Thread Name: Fiction:The Woman in the Holler
Subject: RE: Fiction:The Woman in the Holler
Sharon felt guilty about the relief tht washed over her when Louie's pickup pulled out of the yard and disappeared down the dirt road out of the holler. The lights disappeared as soon as he rounded the first bend in the creek, but she could hear the sound of the truck engine grind along for another quarter mile. She waited until the sound was completely gone before she turned and walked back up onto the porch.
"Cassie? Kathy?"
Sharon waited. Nothing stirred.
She felt like slamming one of the chrome chairs against the wall of the house. Instead, she checked the soil moisture of the lilac start in the pot at the top of the steps, then walked on into the house, letting the screendoor bang loudly behind her. Once inside she went from room to room, making sure everything was in order, and that she had not forgotten to pack anything essential. No. Everything was in order. The car was loaded. All she would have to do come morning was pack her toiletries, wash up the breakfast dishes, close the door, and leave.
The light on the answering machine was flashing. Billy? she walked over and eagerly jabbed the 'play' button.
Not Billy, but Big Bill, asking her to stop by on her way through Charleston in the morning. She couldn't help but cry a little as she listened to his warm voice on the recording.