The low hum of the buggy gave fits and starts as I navigated roads that hadn’t been traversed since my parent’s time. Marius drifted in and out of consciousness next to me on the canvas seat. I tried to shut out the stab of regret for leaving my family’s territory again, but it was all too real to see the groves of my childhood pass by.
Tag: scout
Theme Thursday: Ego
Marius swore as he skidded back down the crumbling retaining wall. “Helluva blast, but he’s still out there.” He kicked the half-empty grenade case. “I hate to waste these.”