It had always amazed him how people from all over the United States came to the Smoky Mountains on a regular basis. Finally they were sitting in bumper to bumper traffic. After sitting without moving for five minutes, he put the truck in park and eased his foot off the brake. Being trapped in his...
I can’t believe you’d agree to a picnic without even consulting me,” Josephine complained the next morning, as they dressed for Mass. “If you don’t want to go, I’ll make your excuses for you, but I’m going,” she said firmly. “Mr. Hollingsworth is being very hospitable by inviting us to a picnic a...
He hadn’t been there all week. She’d psyched herself up for the possibility only to be let down. His absence made her feel dismissed like she wasn’t special enough for him to fight for. He’d even stopped calling her cell phone. She didn’t want to spend another Friday night...