The Farther Shore by Matthew Eck
Author:Matthew Eck [Eck, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2011-12-25T22:00:00+00:00
We walked downstairs to talk with Michael. He said again that trying to steal a car in this town definitely wasnât a good idea. He said the bus would bring us better luck.
âDo you know how to get out of the city?â he asked.
When we shook our heads, he waved us toward the front door with a flick of his wrist, as if he were tossing something into the trash.
âWe need your car,â Santiago said.
âYou mean youâre taking my car,â he shot back. He clasped his hands, rubbing them violently together. âI could have turned you in for the reward. You killed two boys, itâs all over the city. Theyâre looking for you, and theyâll find you eventually, even if they have to follow you home. Theyâll get your names somehow and find you there. This is a sick place.â
He wasnât threatening us, really. He was simply making an observation. Weâd heard this before, how trouble could follow you home from the war.
âThey know youâre still here because they saw the helicopters turn back after they shot one of them down.â He was too angry to look at us as he spoke.
I wanted to tell him that what had happened with those two boys was an accident, and that I had nothing to do with it. But I didnât say a thing.
Then he said again that weâd never make it in a car. There were checkpoints and tolls throughout the city. Weâd be dead as soon as they saw us. He said we could disguise ourselves as much as we liked, but when they spoke to us and we didnât answer theyâd shoot us. âYouâd have better luck taking the bus,â he said. âPeople leave you alone when you ride on the trucks and buses here.â He looked up from his hands. âBesides, I gave my car to a friend because I knew youâd ask.â
âWhere can we find a car?â asked Santiago.
âHow will you know where to go?â Michael asked. âAll the roads leading out of the city are mined. You donât just drive in a town like this. You have to know where to go.â
âIâve got a map,â Santiago said. His confidence was obviously false. Iâd seen the look before, when Santiago was drunk and trying to pick up a woman at the bar.
âDo you even know where your Army has gone?â Michael asked. âTheyâre moving to a small city north of here to wait out the monsoon. Everyone here knows.â
Santiago cursed under his breath, then turned and walked out the front door. Zeller and I followed.
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