Archive for May, 2007
Posted on May 18, 2007 - by Aaron Ross Powell
The Hole: Part 6
Evajean rolled down the truck’s window and leaned out. “Jesus,” she said.
“This the furthest out you’ve been?” Elliot asked. They’d decided to drive through town towards the freeway, a route that would take them past a Wal-Mart where they hoped to pick up rifles and ammunition. This was Evajean’s idea and Elliot [...]
Posted on May 16, 2007 - by Aaron Ross Powell
The Hole: Part 5
He didn’t move, thinking over what she’d said. Was she going to leave? There could be anything out there beyond the few blocks of quiet and calm they’d known these prior weeks. if she did leave, if she did intend to find the Hole, Elliot would go with her. Sitting alone [...]
Posted on May 6, 2007 - by Aaron Ross Powell
The Hole: Part 4
After they’d finished eating and had cleaned up, Elliot and Evajean talked about nothing until the sun dipped low and dark came. She asked if she could stay–”I can’t stay in that house,” she’d said. “I just can’t.”–and he offered her his bed while he took the couch.
In the morning, Elliot woke to [...]
Posted on May 3, 2007 - by Aaron Ross Powell
The Hole: Part 3
Evajean shrugged.
Elliot didn’t want to push her but he was hungry. Dry cereal, his usual breakfast these last couple weeks, had been far from appetizing that morning and he’d only managed to get down a couple of handfuls before deciding it just wasn’t worth it. Now he wanted the steak and his stomach [...]
