Hope Deferred by Linda Byler

Author:Linda Byler
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781680996067
Publisher: Good Books
Published: 2020-02-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

WITH THE PERSUASION OF PERTH AND WENDY, DAVE DID BUY THE OLD Toyota SUV, a rusted vehicle not quite silver and not quite gray. He decided to put off fixing the air conditioner, promising Perth he’d stop at a shop before heading out of town (which he had no intention of actually doing). He leaned in under the hood, helped to reinforce every working part, change the oil, clean the spark plugs, listen to every bit of information he could gather about going into the Outback. Vast. Huge. He couldn’t begin to fathom the miles and miles, thousands of them, with nothing but scrub brush, dry grass, and desert-like conditions. There were rivers, cliffs, and what they called ocher ranges, named for an earthy clay colored by iron oxide. He wanted to see all of it.

He planned on visiting Alice Springs first, then he’d go from there.

Perth raised an eyebrow, reared back, and stared, openmouthed.

“What?” Dave asked.

“Alice Springs? Are you kidding me?”

“What?”

“You better realize, this ain’t no small distance from one place to the other. You got a long ways to go.”

“How far?”

“Oh, lemme see.”

He lifted his face to the sky, squinted, drummed his fingers, then spoke slowly.

“I’d say fifteen, sixteen hours. On the highway. You can take 87 or Route 1.”

“On the highway? Me without a license?”

“You can’t get there on foot.”

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