they crossed the creekwalked on water walked
on big rocksbut not so big that they didnt shimmy a bit made the crossing funnot a sure bet
Careful brother think that joint shook ya up a bit Inept
abruptly I’m fine.
Stop with fine you stumbled on the dirt pathaint picking up
your feet while ya walk
he was on the rocks halfwaycross so
he didnt dare stop balance turn an say he yelled I’m fine.
Leave me be.
he would have said alone Leave me alone but be understandably was shorterless an effort
if brother
went down he wasnt going after him he was
being mercenarygave him a wide berth hadnt stepped onto the rocks yet was
taking in the sight
and . . .
he stumbledfell incaught himself
got his hands out ahead of his face he looked
like an ape a big awkward human
had to laughhad to enjoy
brothers misery enjoyed his misery because
eventually it would come around on him and someone would laugh
Don’t
laugh at me.
Have to he started across the rocks Yare funny
Mebbe
I should have lead the way halfwaycross Thaway ya coudsee how its done he
stoppedrocking on a rock to watch him stagger out of the water onto the bank no
worse for wear he didnt take a knee or knees he might rollup his sleeves or
take his shirt off You okay
I’m okay I’m okay, you’re gonna tell
Dottie in a heartbeat that I fell in aren’t you? crossing his arms over his
chest he made himself into an exclamation point aren’t you?!
laughter bubbled out of him as he
finished crossing
In a heartbeat Hellnah Ive written it in the sky shes already
seen it Im a skywriter Anyone bothering to look up coud see it whichmeans yare safe But Dottie looks up like me Yare doomed
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