A Dusty Road To Peace: A Peace Series Novella by Tee Smith

Author:Tee Smith [Smith, Tee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-29T16:00:00+00:00

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When Clancy woke in the morning to find Bailey gone, he felt a tightening in his chest. He hadn’t meant to use her, but that was exactly what he had done, and they both knew it. Rolling over on the crinkled sheets his hand fell on a piece of paper. A note. Seizing the thin piece of paper between his fingers, he read the words aloud.

Thank you for last night.

Sorry I couldn’t stay. I was worried about Mama and had to get back.

Maybe I’ll see you later in the day.

B

A smile crept across his lips, glad he would see her again later in the day as he had hoped. It was silly and far too early to tell, but he was really feeling a connection with this girl. Something about her easy, yet kind caring nature drew him to her. He felt bad for the situation with her mother. He knew what it was like to feel stuck, he longed to break away from the family business.

It wasn’t that station life was bad, but it was far from the life he’d have chosen for himself. When he was younger, he dreamed of moving to the city. As the station workers filtered through, year after year, they regaled him with stories of such amazing adventures. He wanted to travel, to see the world. His rodeo work allowed him a taste of the world he wanted desperately to see, but he knew he could not ride forever. True cowboys never got to grow old gracefully. He saw too many of the good ol’ boys hobbling around, their spines virtually in tatters from many years of abuse. He knew realistically, sooner or later, he would have to make real solid plans for the future. How did that look? His dad would like to see him running Dusty Downs. He knew It wouldn’t kill him, but it might destroy his soul. Some people thrived on solitude, for Clancy it only served to make him feel more alone.

After washing up and fetching his breakfast, he busied himself with his chores. There were very chores for him to do, when he was so far from home, but his clothes still needed to be washed. A trip to the laundromat at least filled in some time.

By late afternoon, boredom was beginning to take full force. There were only so many times you could read the same newspaper, and he was beginning to wonder why he had come to Peace so early before the rodeo. He had expected Cody to be in town. Then again, he should have known he couldn’t rely on Cody. This wasn’t the first time his friend had let him down.

Glancing at the clock on the wall, he figured he may as well head downtown, knowing he should buy a new sim for his phone. He wasn’t sure if that was even a possibility in a small town like Peace, but he’d try his luck. His mother would be going out of her mind by now.

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