The Wild Bunch 2 Spark by Deirdre O'dare
Author:Deirdre O'dare [O'dare, Deirdre]
Language: spa
Format: epub
Publisher: Amber Quill Press Book
Published: 2011-10-16T19:12:44+00:00
Chapter 4
Spark loosened both saddles, slipped the bridles and hobbled the horses so they could nibble the last dry sprigs of the previous summer's grass. He spread a tarp to insulate him and Lou from the damp ground. Then they sat down and dug into well-stuffed burritos washed down with coffee from a Thermos and chased with crisp apples and some fresh cookies made right in Dough Boy's modern kitchen.
After they ate, Spark sat with his arms clasped around his knees and gazed across the vast expanse of land spread before them. "You could almost pretend its a hundred years ago. Ignore that jet trail and I bet the rest hasn't changed too much. That's what I love, why I'm here. Yeah, I could've gone to college and be in my dad's company now with a fancy title makin' big bucks, but a life like that would kill me. I'm a wild mustang; don't belong in a fancy barn with padded stalls and no time or way to run free."
Lou looked at the younger man, recognized the sincerity in his words, and felt an iron fist clench on his heart. There's no way I can ask him to leave this for me. No way we can work as a couple, a team. Fuck it! I should never have come out here in the first place, much less come back for more. It'll be five times worse when I leave again.
When he did not respond, Spark shot him a sharp look. "You okay? Something wrong?"
Lou shook his head, not trusting himself to speak. Finally, he found his voice. "No, I-- It's kind of overwhelming, though. So many miles, mostly empty. Distance, solitude, silence. I never realized it really existed, really was still like this."
A hawk soared by, barely higher than where they sat as it hunted along the slope falling away to the north. Lou followed its glide until it faded into the distance. "Like that bird. It hunts alone. Doesn't need anyone else or anything else. Not many of us are raised to live that way now. Everyone is interdependent. We need all the experts and workers and tradesmen to keep our life running for us."
Spark nodded. "It's an illusion now, mostly. There are damn few people who really exist out here on their own. I know that. Hell, the ranch has all kinds of newfangled modern shit and we couldn't run without it, at least not the way we do. I still need to remember or see the way it was now and then, though. In the city, you can't pretend anymore. It's not quiet enough and you can't ever be really alone."
"Yeah, you can. You can be lonelier in a crowd than we are right here. Trust me. I've been there. People all around, but you might as well be inside a glass wall a hundred feet high. No one listens. No one cares." He heard the sadness in his own voice. I probably said too much. Shit, I'm not trying to make him feel sorry for me.
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