Six Moons Before Mating by H. C. Turk
Author:H. C. Turk [Turk, H. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: H. C. Turk
Published: 2018-12-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 16
Against The Steel
Feeling that he had walked a tremendous distance before falling on his face two feet from the greenhouse didnât make any sense. He must have been a bit woozy. No, he hadnât struck his head, and hadnât fallen hard enough to lose his breath. So, just get up and maybe cut some of the exposed roots he was always tripping over.
Stan understood that he had been falling down a lot, though he couldnât remember the last time. But it wasnât new. He recalled that old saying: âBeneath the sun stands nothing new,â especially if it falls on its face.
Standing inside the greenhouse, Stan was literally scratching the back of his head when his dad arrived.
âLooking for something?â Glenn asked.
âIâm looking for aâ¦body.â
âA what?â
âWhat? Uh, Iâm looking for the wheelbarrow. I promised to take Abby for a ride.â
âSheâll like that if her mother superior doesnât consider it heresy.â
âDonât talk so weird,â Stan chided. âYou sound like a throwback or something.â
âYouâre the one always throwing himself on your face.â
âWhat do you mean, âalwaysâ?â
âEvery day. At least every day today.â
âYou always were a good father. That ended when your senility set in.â
âIâm senile?â Glenn said. âYou want some help finding that body?â
âNo,â Stan decided. âItâs not in this greenhouse.â
âWell, good luck,â Glenn said while turning away. âIâm going to trim some roots before I trip and break my neck. Iâm not practiced like you.â
âThanks for your service. This grand estate is yours, too.â
âJust remember that buyer guy or whatever he is. He should be on the way. Maybe thatâs the body you were looking for.â
âI think youâre right,â Stan replied.
In a way, he knew he was right. That made him scratch his head again. Ouch.
When a man arrived whom Stan had never seen before, why did Stan look for scars? When the guy offered his name, Stan was so misplaced he almost corrected him. But he didnât know what was right.
âMalvin Badmere.â
âStan Power.â
The new/old guy looked around.
âThis is where you experiment with plants.â
âThis is where I grow them.â
âLike a laboratory.â
âI guess youâre right,â Stan admitted.
âAll this work must take a lot out of you.â
âThe work isnât hard.â
âI mean the energy. You have to think and concentrate to create. Very tiring.â
âI guess youâre right. I give the plants my energy and they take it to form plant growth. Give and take is a law of nature.â
âI feel youâre right.â
âWeâre right a lot,â Stan said. âWhat the hell do you want?â
He felt like being mean.
Badmere walked away, stepping over mist lines without tripping. He continued past the Ghengis zeider, shielding his eyes as though to avoid seeing their growth. He stopped at a folding table that held concoctions for Stanâs fertilizer formulas, including tincture of absinthe and solverit regia. Bending, he looked at a piece of serpentine glass.
âI gave her that bottle,â he said dully, still staring, still bent.
âYou gave it to whom?â
âSorcerus abigailii. Your favorite plant.â
âHow do you know thatâs my favorite?â
Reluctantly Badmere reached for the bottle.
âYou can touch it,â Stan told him.
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