Chapter 18The following morning, Wesley slipped out of the house while his wife slept. I don't want to continue arguing with her about whether I should go. I said what I intended to say.
He made his quiet way through the early morning stillness to his mother's house, the bank, and then the train station, where he purchased a ticket to Dodge City. I'll be there well before noon and have time to gather myself before I confront the man who made my childhood so difficult.
Allison woke up feeling sore and grumpy. She had an ache in her back, another in her hip, and her shoulder was more than half numb. Bright sunlight seemed to assault her senses. She hauled her heavy body into a sitting position.
“Mama Allie?” a little voice chirped from the bedroom doorway. “Mama Allie, I'm hungry.”
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