Yours: A Virgin Romance by Dakota Davies

Author:Dakota Davies [Davies, Dakota]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Briar Rose Press
Published: 2019-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Brian

I throw another log on the fire and sip whiskey from my enamel cup. After six hours trudging around in the woods, Higgs and I failed to get a deer. I was up here months ago and saw plenty. They must know it’s hunting season. The campfire crackles and pops, warming my face and soggy boots.

Higgs is scraping the last of the chili into his mouth then sits back against the log we dragged over and sighs. “We’ll have better luck tomorrow,” he says.

“Or not,” I say, looking up at the bright stars. One thing I love about being up here is how clear the air is and how quiet the night feels. I couldn’t live up here all the time though, I’d go stir crazy. But it would be nice to have deer meat this winter. One year we both got a buck; that was a lot of venison for one person.

All day I’ve been thinking about what I learned from that girl, Stacy, and what it means. I have a sudden idea. “You went to Willow Creek High School,” I say. “You remember Milton’s girl, Darcy?”

Higgs stirs the fire and adds another log from the pile we brought in the back of my truck. “Yeah,” he replies, then settles back against the log and pulls his whiskey to his chest.

“Did kids used to tease her?”

“Probably,” he said. “But kids tease each other all the time.” Higgs sips his whiskey. “I was four years ahead of her, so I don’t really know much.” He glances at me. “Want me to ask my little brother? He’d be closer to her age.”

I wonder if I should pry like this. It makes me feel dishonest. But Darcy’s past is eating at me.

I shuffle my boots in the hard dirt. “Sure, if you think about it.”

I feel Higgs’ eyes on me but hunch my shoulders, as if I’m cold.

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