Charlie's Cabin: A Short Story

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Opening the front door to the cabin, as Charlie stood just behind him holding the screen door open, Bass was assaulted by stale air and dust. “Ronnie wasn’t joking about it being shut up. We need to open the windows and get some fresh air in here,” Charlie commented as she stepped around him. They walked through the house together, the ground floor one large space that combined living, dining, kitchen, and a washroom. Walking to the sink, Bass primed the pumped and pulled on the lever. After four or five pumps, water came rushing out, causing Charlie to gasp in delight. She gazed up at Bass with a smile, “We didn’t have indoor plumbing in Wisconsin.” Bass chuckled, “Don’t get too excited. I saw an outhouse out back.” Charlie shrugged …show more content…

Storing the tack in the back of the pickup, they ultimately tied the horses up outside with access to the wild growing grasses. Once they were back inside, Charlie found their bag of food while Bass started a fire in the cook stove. “I’ll need to check out the stovepipe tomorrow but as long as it doesn’t smoke us out tonight, we can have something beside jerky and fruit.” “That’ll be a nice change,” Charlie sighed tiredly as she watched him hunt for various pots and pans giving them a good rinse in the sink. Rice went into one and beans into the other. “Rice and beans. How exciting,” she teased. He pointed a finger at her, scolding her silently as he went about his work. Charlie smirked, walking back out into the main part of the room to start sorting through their supplies. Food and things for the kitchen in one pile, women’s clothing in another, men’s clothes...Charlie grabbed the shirt lying on top and picked it up. Her eyes closed as she brought it to her nose, inhaling the combined scents of fire, tobacco, sweat, and alcohol. Her mind conjured up a tall man, his face hidden in the

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