Chapter 11 - Sundown DreamerThe following evening Billie stepped into the firelight and collapsed into one of the camp chairs. McFly was silent, he hadn't spoken of what he'd experienced to anyone, he simply didn't know how to put it into words. He nodded at Billie who smiled back and took the cup of tea one of the soldiers handed him.
“Are you all right, Billie?” asked Pinkie, handing him a plate of food.
“Sure missus. I visited me folk out there and had a grand time of it. But I'm a bit tuckered out right now so I'll just have a feed and a drink and get some shut-eye,” he replied soberly and did just that. Billie was already asleep when the group began their regular camp fire discussions.
Conversation around the camp fire that night was lively. The axle was now repaired and the vehicl
