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Black Holes: A Narrative Fiction

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Jake watched the terrified woman race across the plain until she disappeared. He made an exasperated snort and slid the Winchester into the rifle scabbard. His duty was to get Duvall, and he’d start by doubling back to the dead or wounded outlaws. # Jake scraped the last rock across his vest and placed it on the gunman’s grave. He leaned from side-to-side, stretching the stiff muscles in his back. Burying the outlaws was the decent thing to do, but he felt like it was far more than they would have done for him. Glad to be finished with the unpleasant task, he slapped the dirt from his hands and swung into the saddle. Within a few minutes, he picked up Duvall’s trail. All but one set of tracks headed into the hills. The distinct tracks of …show more content…

“Try to sleep.” # Kat draped a wool blanket over her shoulders and the last thing she remembered before nodding off was wondering if she could trust Jake Masters. She crossed the width of the farmhouse, following the foundation until she reached the corner of the front porch. She leaned against its moldy edge, keeping her shoulders and heels tight to the wood, daring not to move lest they see her. The door rattled and the judge stepped out to greet the sheriff and his deputies. His sons followed, keeping their shotguns lowered. She strained to hear the conversation, willing the judge to leave and to take his two sons with him—only then could she escape. The sheriff pointed toward the road and the judge nodded. One of the boys saw her. She tried to run, but her feet wouldn’t move. . . A voice commanded her to stop— Kat threw the blanket to the side and sat up. Her breath came in quick gulps. Did she scream? She felt him touched her arm with light, calming strokes, almost as if he were afraid to do so. He threw more sticks into the fire. “If nothing else, you probably scared the

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