They Doubted His Pine Trees Until Nineteen Eighty Eight Proved Him Right

enough that Emily noticed.

“My daddy isn’t here,” Tom said.

Buck’s smile faded, then came back meaner. “No. He ain’t. And Rachel ain’t either. So maybe you ought to be careful before you lose what’s left.”

For a moment, the only sound was the wind moving through dry grass.

“Drive safe, Buck,” Tom said.

Buck snorted and drove away in a cloud of dust.

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