The Summer Town by Michael Lindley

Author:Michael Lindley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michael Lindley
Published: 2019-10-24T18:00:00+00:00

Harold Slayton sat in his truck parked along an old dirt two-track road leading down to the lake near Ironton. He reached for the pint bottle of whiskey on the seat next to him and took another drink. It was early evening and the sun had gone down behind the trees up on the hill and the shadows spilled out onto the waves coming up onto the deserted beach. One boat cruised slowly, far offshore and a flock of ducks flew into the marshes across at the far point of the bay into the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix. His mind was muddled with random thoughts, dulled by the whiskey. He rubbed at his forehead, the familiar ache in his brain from too much to drink.

A cold anger swept through him again. That doctor needs to keep herself out of our business. He remembered the satisfaction he felt in slapping her and watching her fall to the ground. Hope that knocked some damn sense into her. He thought about his wife and could only feel disgust and anger for them taking his little girl away. He just wanted this all to be over and have his family back at the farm.

He took another drink, a long one this time, and he drained the bottle. The whiskey hammered at his brain and the bottle dropped from his hand to the floor of the truck. He leaned his head back against the cold hardness of the rear window of the truck and then closed his eyes and felt the comfort of darkness and sleep wash over him.

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