runaway
by slow shimo
Runaway (2003, Alice Munro) Carla heard the car coming before it topped the little rise in the road that around here they called a hill. It’s her, she thought. Mrs. Jamieson-Sylvia-home from her holiday in Greece. From the barn door-but far enough inside that she could not easily be seen-she watched the road where Mrs. Jamieson would have to drive by, her place being half a mile farther along than Clark and Carla’s. If it was somebody coming to see them, […]
Categories: i like short stories & sometimes poetry, literat • Tags: alice munro