Mad Cow by Alexis Kienlen

Author:Alexis Kienlen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Now or Never Publishing
Published: 2020-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The town’s Stampede parade was held two days after grad. The night before the parade, Gord asked Clay if he was willing to move back to the farm for the summer.

“I could really use your help,” Gord said. Donna, Gord and Clay were sitting in the family room. Gord leaned back in his La-Z-Boy, waiting for his son’s response, showing the same kind of nerves and anticipation of a romantic lead asking a lady on a date.

Donna sat beside Clay on the couch. The TV was on, but no one was watching it.

“I can’t,” Clay said. “I have things to do in the city.”

He’d gotten a good job at the university farm for the summer, helping out with dairy experiments.

“I’m sorry, Dad,” Clay said. “But it’s about the money. You can’t pay me, can you? I need that money for school.”

Gord stared at his hands.

“You can’t afford it, can you?”

Gord shook his head. “We’re not doing so hot,” he ­mumbled.

“I wish I could help you. But the money I can make in the city is just too good for me to pass up right now,” Clay said. He walked over to stand next to his father. “It’s not your fault. I don’t blame you.”

Gord looked so small and broken next to Clay. Was Clay still growing? Could you get taller in your mid-twenties? Was Gord already starting to wither and fade? Donna was afraid and she wasn’t sure why. Gord reached for the remote and turned the TV on, ending the conversation. Clay left the room without saying anything. Gord started flicking through channels, and his eyes started to glaze over. Donna hated it when people skipped channels, but she said nothing. The stress was getting to Gord. He was trying to run the farm without Al and Abby, and dealing with the financial pressure, what he would do next and where the money would come from. The family hoped Abby would return to her regular self and magically appear as the ­person she had been before the accident, but this was not happening. She just wanted to stay in her room and stare out the window. Gord had taken to walking the fields, studying the cows. For the millionth time, Donna wished she was a better farm wife and could help. At least school was out and Linda would be around more. Colton hadn’t been much help lately. He was getting more hours at the auto shop, which was good. He had barely been at home. Donna suspected he was shacking up with Lily. She needed to talk to Gord about giving Colton the boot, since he wasn’t contributing to the house at all. He just came through the house like a tornado, making messes and scavenging through the fridge. He was old enough to move out. Clay had been out of the house by the time he was nineteen. Colton was now almost as old as she was when she’d gotten pregnant with Clay. Donna would have

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