Chapter 2

Rick walks back into the bathroom, pisses again, strips, and turns on the shower. He steps inside and leans his head against the stall wall. Once again, for probably the tenth time since Jerry appeared at their door the previous night, he begins to plead his case to whoever might be listening, going over his life with Ed—a life that would be empty without him.

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Valley View Ranch and Riding Stable,the sign at the end of the lane read. Benny, Rick’s grandson, was fairly vibrating in the passenger seat of Rick’s silver F-150 super cab.

“Here we are! Here we are!” he yelled.