Blizzard by Marie Vingtras
Author:Marie Vingtras
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2024-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
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The minute he saw that the stormâd died down, Benedict wanted to go back and get the machine. I told him that was just as stupid as trying to find them on foot because we werenât even sure the wind wouldnât start blowing as hard as before and then thatâd be his rig stuck in a ditch. But there was no talking sense into him.
He wasnât stupid, far from it, but it was like he took leave of his senses. Now he just about had a devilâs head: the cold turned his cheeks red and his beard was thick like heâd become a bear. He was sitting in his living room, snow caked on his jacket and pants, and a hell of a puddle at his feet. Probably didnât even notice.
The kid had to be dead at this point, Iâd bet good money on it. A shame, he looked like his grandfather and his uncle, even if he didnât have their common sense.
When Magnus opened his door for me, I cottoned on plenty fast that here people never ask you where you come from. You could have gotten right out of the armpit of hell or come straight from heaven, it didnât matter. If youâre ready to live in the middle of nowhere, to work hard no matter the weather, and never pipe up, then youâve got a place here.
That suited me: I had no shortage of things I wanted swept under the rug. Canât make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. I came from Minneapolis but I couldnât stay there long. I was done with towns where thereâs always someone on your back and cops watching your every step. Nobody wipes the slate clean in places like those.
Here the only fellow watching anyone else is old Clifford. He canât help himself, he even sleeps with his binoculars and his gun nearby just in case. Wonât be Clifford watching me here: weâve got a handshake agreement. The moonshine he brews might be undrinkable, but at least itâs free and it gets people talking. We came to see that we werenât all that different from one another, even if we werenât born in the same place and it was no accident that weâd both ended up here, in a place where we could be whatever we liked, as we liked, without anyone giving us trouble.
The fact is that we were perfectly happy until Benedict came back with the girl and the kid, and that stirred up all sorts of things. We were done turning a blind eye, and now whatever happens to them happens.
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