Songs of the Shenandoah (2013)
“Is that you?”
Having been nodding off to sleep, Davin thought he was hearing Seamus’s voice in a dream. But a jolt of the wagon snapped him awake and he found himself sitting beside his brother, his face just a couple of feet away.
“Davin?”
“Seamus. Yes. It’s me.” Davin was pleased to be recognized for the first time, but his brother now appeared at the grave’s edge. His face was pale and puffy, and coated with beads of sweat. Davin put his hand to Seamus’s forehead and it was hot t...o the touch.
“Where are we?” The wheels bounced again and Seamus clenched his jaw.
“Muriel, the morphine is wearing off!”
“Davin?”
“We’re going home, Seamus. We’re taking you home.”
“Ashlyn?”
“Yes.” Davin dipped the towel in the wooden bucket of water and squeezed it until it stopped dripping.MoreLess
Having been nodding off to sleep, Davin thought he was hearing Seamus’s voice in a dream. But a jolt of the wagon snapped him awake and he found himself sitting beside his brother, his face just a couple of feet away.
“Davin?”
“Seamus. Yes. It’s me.” Davin was pleased to be recognized for the first time, but his brother now appeared at the grave’s edge. His face was pale and puffy, and coated with beads of sweat. Davin put his hand to Seamus’s forehead and it was hot t...o the touch.
“Where are we?” The wheels bounced again and Seamus clenched his jaw.
“Muriel, the morphine is wearing off!”
“Davin?”
“We’re going home, Seamus. We’re taking you home.”
“Ashlyn?”
“Yes.” Davin dipped the towel in the wooden bucket of water and squeezed it until it stopped dripping.MoreLess
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