CHAPTER 34
Finding a way around the rift proved more of a challenge than Chaco anticipated. The new rip in the earth spread for miles, and from what he could tell, too wide to cross. It blocked their way to Pine Mountain.
Chaco put the field glasses to his eyes. “Hijo de puta. So close.”
“What’s so close?” Margo had been standing by Chaco. She leaned her head toward his. “If that eee-ho day puutaw thang is what I think it means, you best not be sayin’ that around them little girls.”
“They don’t know what it means.”
“Don’t be so sure, smarty pants.” Margo gave Chaco a playful shove and laughed.
“You know? That’s the first time I’ve heard you laugh since…”
Margo’s countenance darkened, and she stepped back. “Since Rocky took off on me? Since m’best friend and her husband was crushed t
