Kilgore (Three Creeks #5) by Ken Farmer
Author:Ken Farmer
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Timber Creek Press
Published: 2021-09-25T22:00:00+00:00
GREGG COUNTY
âThink we need to go back anâ check that buildinââ¦Got a bad feelinâ.â
âWhatever you think.â
The driver pulled into a side road, turned around and headed back the way they came.
As they passed the nook down to the creek. The first man glanced at it. âKids are gone now.â
The driver glanced at him. âSo?â
âSo, still think itâs a good idea to check that shed.â
âLetâs hide.â
Red ran toward the bikes, grabbed hers anâ quickly rolled it into the trees.
Me anâ Hutch did the same right behind her. Sure as the world, soonâs we got hid, that brown van came into the clearinâ anâ stopped in front of the storage shed. One man got out anâ checked the lock, shrugged his shoulders at the other, anâ then got back in the van.
They sat there for what seemed like forever âfore they turned around anâ drove back out.
We looked at each other for a minute, then got up anâ ran back to the shed. I tapped on the door.
âHarriet, you in there?â
âFoot? Is that you?â
âYeah. Me, Hutch, anâ Red, uh, Frances Ann. You alright?â
âThey havenât hurt me. Can you get me out?â
I looked at the padlock, then scanned around. Saw a short two foot length of two inch flow pipe over near the pumpjackâmusta been used as a âcheater pipeâ to turn a wrench. I ran over, got it anâ hustled back to the door.
I held it like a baseball bat anâ swung at the lock. Took three times, but it busted open. Hutch unhooked it while Red pulled the door open.
Harriet came runninâ out anâ straight into my arms, bawlinâ anâ hugginâ my neck. âThank you, thank you, thank you.â
Hutch thumped my shoulder. âTheyâre cominâ back!â
I pushed Harriet at Red. âYaâll run to the woods, weâll slow âem down.â
They hauled their fannyâs to the trees, while me anâ Hutch ran a little different direction anâ got behind some others.
âGot your sling shot?â
âMy what?â¦You mean myâ¦Oh, sure.â He pulled it out of his back pocket.
I handed him a handful of some of the clear marbles daddy sometimes brought home from the rig for me to play with. Make Jim Dandy ammo.
The van slid to a stop, the two men jumped out anâ ran up to the open door.
One of âem turned to the other.
âDammit to hell. Tolâ you I seen tracksâ¦Look! Headed that way!â
They turned anâ ran toward the trees followinâ our tracks. Thatâs when me anâ Hutch opened fire.
I popped the one in front right in the forehead, knockinâ his hat off. He stumbled to his knees, got up, wiped the blood drippinâ down from between his eyes, anâ looked our way.
âDamn you little bastards!â
Hutch caught the other one on his cheek. It bled too.
Now they were really mad.
âFall back anâ reload.â
âRight.â
We went back deeper into the woods leadinâ âem away from where Red anâ Harriet went. We were in our world, now.
Got behind a couple other trees, me a burr oak anâ Hutch a big sycamore, drew back anâ let fireâ¦
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