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Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Pages: 266
Copyright: Oct 26, 2013
Price: $4.99 (eBook)
Two people in search of the life they always dreamed of having, find each other and discover happiness.
It's 1985: Lake Ouachita State Park
Mary Elizabeth walked into the lake that morning curious about what it would feel like to drown, leave behind the life she had grown to despise and a husband who controlled her every move.
Steven pulled her out reluctantly, knowing he would be pissed if someone saved him when he finally got the courage to take that final step. A Vietnam vet, he searches for a way out but doesn't have the guts to take one.
Excerpt
There they sat in the dark of night, after having been accused and found guilty of mayhem if not murder and summarily ordered to leave the county before dawn or suffer the consequences, laughing themselves silly. This schoolteacher and him, alone in her tent, having a hell of a good time. In an entire lifetime, he couldn’t have imagined such a thing.
After a while she got hold of herself, and he managed to follow suit, both wiping their tears and facing each other.
Since she didn’t appear inclined to speak first, he elected himself. “I couldn’t believe it when they just put their pieces away and walked off when you got all pissy with that cop. Ought to keep you with us to scare off the law. You were great.” He puffed out his chest and did a passable imitation of her. “ ‘Where’s your search warrant?’ Search warrant? Did you see their faces?”
She nodded. “I saw yours too. They were going to drag you off to jail and you were all scared.”
“Nah. We’ve been in jail before.” Scared, him? Of being locked in a cell. Of waiting for the sound of approaching boots, the jabber of Charlie coming to mess with him some more. Maybe bust his head in. Shit yes, he’d been scared, plenty of times, but he’d never admit it out loud.
“And you consider that commendable, no doubt.”
There she was zinging him again. “If you feel that way, then why’d you bother to stand up for us? Why didn’t you let them haul our scabby butts off to jail?”
Despite the harsh tone of his voice, she snickered.
He hoped she wasn’t going to go off again, but she held it in. “Because … I guess I don’t know why.”
“Didn’t figure you did. I don’t know why the hell you didn’t just stay out of it and let them drag us off to one of their funky cells. Wouldn’t be the first time. And sure would’ve served us right, when you figure the hard time we’ve been giving you.”
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