Nazareth's Song by Patricia Hickman

Author:Patricia Hickman [HICKMAN, PATRICIA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC000000
ISBN: 9780446510233
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2007-09-03T04:00:00+00:00

Beck had more on his mind than sleeping. He parked off the road just short of the main road leading to an enormous dam project. They had passed only one other parked car—two teens sparking near Lake Catherine. Beck sat staring at the lake, one arm stretched along the top of the truck seat. He wound a strand of Angel’s hair around a stubby finger. “We’re finally on our own, girl.”

“On our own and tired. I should have brought a pillow. I’ll sleep against this door, I guess, and we can share the blanket.”

“Come lay against me, Angel. I’ll keep you warm.”

Angel shifted and then turned the opposite direction and leaned her head against Beck’s shoulder. His bony frame felt frail and he had a musty smell like her Uncle Dew after he’d spent the evening tinkering under the hood of their old Ford.

Beck whispered something that she could not understand. His hands came up under her blouse.

“Beck, I thought we were going to sleep.” She tried to move his hands, but he was strong from all the heavy lifting he had done for his daddy.

“We can do anything we want, don’t you see? No one’s around to tell you what to do, Angel. You’re my girl now. I love you, Angel. Let’s get to what we came here for.”

“Beck, stop it! I’m tired and I can’t think straight. Let’s get some sleep and not rush things.”

Beck ran his fingers across the top of her skirt. “How you undo one of these things anyway. In the back?”

Angel tried to pull away, but he pulled her next to him.

“Girls like you are the most fun, my brother says. A bit on the feisty side, but fun in the sack. My brother Clark told me all about how to do it, so you don’t have to worry.”

Angel jerked forward, but too fast. Her forehead banged against the side window glass. She howled and then felt her eyes tear. “Beck, I’m hurt. Now quit, or I’ll get out and walk home.”

Beck sat back in disgust. “I don’t get you at all, Angel. You came all this way with me and now you’re backing out. You’re afraid. I knew you’d be like this. You sure talk tough for a girl in your situation.”

“What do you mean by my situation?”

“Your family threw you out. You’re living with a man you hardly know. Seems like you’d appreciate what I’m trying to do for you.”

Angel’s stomach rumbled. The half a slice of pie had only made her more hungry. “So I have to be desperate to run off with the likes of you, is that what you’re telling me, Beck?” She straightened her skirt and pulled it down below her knees.

“I’m not better off than you myself. I know I’m no catch. Look at me. My daddy’s in jail. Momma’s about to lose the land and house her daddy left to her. All my brothers are no good, and I’m turning out just like them. I’m skinny and ignorant as a stump.

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