Willie walked across the desert, day and night, sticking close to his road companions. His whole body felt like mush. He couldn’t remember exactly when his feet went numb, but he kept them moving. It’s not so easy to start back up once you stop. It’s best to dig in and keep walking until you can’t move anymore. But what distracted him most of all was the hollow feeling deep in his gut. The empty space between his belly button and spine consumed his thoughts. That precious commodity, so scarce on the road, was the only cure for the most acute case of torture he ever experienced in his life. So far from it, yet brought forth in his mind within seconds…food.
Please, God, let us find something soon. I don’t know how much longer I can last. Willie looked up to the heavens in silent prayer.
It was two days before they found civilization. The men treaded lightly as they entered the small town on the outskirts of Albuquerque. Willie discovered that not all were friendly to… finish reading Episode 5 at Coffee House Writers.
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