Echoes of War Page #3

a b*tch have his way with us?

Dillard was stealing.

You told him to.

What do you expect Wade to do?

Listen to me, boy.

You're gonna get

back up on that horse,

and you're gonna come with us,

or as God is my witness,

I'm gonna kill you dead.

Hold that right there, Sammy.

Down low. Hold it low.

Both hands.

All right,

go ahead. Let go.

What you got there?

Thought Sammy might like it.

It must've been horrible

out there in that war.

Is this the peace

you were looking for?

Work keeps me busy.

Uncle...

I know the McCluskeys

have been bothering you.

Seems like I'm the only one.

That ain't true.

Okay, no one likes it,

but they leave us alone.

It really ain't that bad.

You think your mother

would've stood for it?

Things will change.

The war's over now,

and they'll get their business back,

and they won't have

no need for us anymore.

You'll see.

I caught that Dillard

prowling through our traps.

He left right quick, though.

Dropped all them pelts, too.

You shouldn't

have hurt him, Wade.

Can't give McCluskey no reason.

I didn't touch him.

I-I'm just afraid

that you might

if you were to catch him again.

All I want is for us to be safe,

for Sammy to be safe.

That's all I want, too.

Children, go inside.

Come on, Sammy.

What have you done?

I'm not gonna sit back and

let them muck my family.

This is my family, Wade.

I told my sister I'd

look out for those kids.

She has got nothing

to do with this!

Yes, she does.

This is your debt.

You have no idea.

I did everything, everything.

Bullshit.

You and I both know that,

and she was your wife.

Don't you think I know that?

We took a pact before God...

F*** God!

She was the godliest

creature I ever saw!

He says, "Thou shalt not steal,"

and you let these

animals steal from you?

You're a coward, Seamus.

You are a coward,

and you are not righteous,

and you are not holy.

She got sick, and you

turned your back.

"If any of you lack wisdom,

"let him ask of God,

that giveth all men liberally...

"let him ask in faith,

"Nothing wavering:

For he that waverth is like

the wave of the sea..."

"A double-minded man is

unstable in all his ways."

Uncle Wade?

Uncle Wade?

Morning, Uncle Wade.

Papa went to town,

said you needed

to set those traps.

It's true what you said...

about Mom and all.

Good man stands up

for his family...

for his country.

He didn't even fight in the war.

Uncle Wade...

when you leave,

I wanna go with you.

I wanna see what the

world's like out there,

see all the things

you've seen...

fight alongside you.

I don't want to stay here

and become like my father.

Hell, I wish the war

wasn't over,

so that when I was old enough,

I could've fought and killed

all them dirty Yankees,

just like you did.

You wanna know what it was like?

You really think

you can do what I do?

Do you?

Do you?!

Hi there.

I came here to be alone.

Abigail, wait, wait, wait.

Were you a part of it?

- I tried to stop it, but my father...

- You're a coward.

None of this would've happened if

it weren't for your stupid uncle..

And your whole godless family.

I'm sorry.

Leave with me.

We can go away from all of this.

What?

I can get a job in town.

I'd take care of us,

Abby. You know I would.

I... We could start

a family of our own.

Don't be foolish.

I couldn't leave them.

Sure you could.

Sure you could.

They'd be all right.

What about your mother?

Think your brother could take

care of her like you do?

Ain't nothing left

for me here...

nothing but you.

How were things in town today?

Good and nice.

Ain't nothing

but boring old flowers.

They got roses up past

the McCluskey house.

I don't want you going near there,

okay, Abigail?

I was just riding by.

You steer clear

of there. You hear me?

Wouldn't it be nice if we

could put the past behind us?

What is done cannot be undone.

Families have been desperate

because of the war.

You haven't been here,

and so you don't what it's been like.

I believe I have

a fairly good idea

of what the war was like, Abby.

I was there.

But not here.

We're blessed that Papa's

good at what he does.

We had food

when other families didn't.

Does that make it okay?

The Lord teaches us to forgive.

Ain't that right, Papa?

That's right, Abigail.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for that

whole wretched family.

Wheezing pig of a father,

brain-dead mother,

retard for a boy.

Who's the other boy?

Marcus?

I've known him since he was young,

and he was always kind of soft.

Now he's just like

the rest of 'em,

a slave to his old man,

a good-for-nothing

coward.

He ain't like him.

Why are you defending him?

You said it yourself.

They do what

their father tells them.

Say grace, Abigail.

May this food

restore our strength,

giving new energy

to tired limbs,

new thoughts to weary minds,

giving new visions

to dried spirits

and new warmth to cold hearts.

And once refreshed,

may we give new pleasure to you,

who gives us all.

Please be with Mama in Heaven.

Go back to sleep, Sammy.

That feel good, sweetheart?

Hey, Mama.

How you doing?

Hey.

You look tired, Pa.

I could...

I can take over.

You hear that, Doris?

Your boy's

gonna take care of you.

Mm.

Mm.

Mm.

There's something I

haven't told you, Mama.

I got a girl.

Would you mind if I had this?

Will you please...

Please, Mama.

Everything's...

It's all right,

Mama. Please.

We're...

We're gonna be happy

together, Mama.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right, please, Mama!

We're gonna be happy...

Mama, please, please, please!

I need this, Mama!

Please!

I need...

Oh.

Oh.

We can't keep doing this.

Doing what?

This.

Meeting in secrecy all the time.

What if someone was

to find out about us?

Don't worry about that.

Your father's the one

who doesn't...

Don't worry about it, Abigail.

And so you're gonna turn

your back on him and run?

If it means we can be together.

It's beautiful.

This... This is

our way out of here.

We don't even need to run away.

We can just leave together.

I love you, Abigail.

Hi there, Wade.

Can I ask you a question?

Can I try on your hat?

Please?

- It'd mean a lot to me.

- I gotta be...

It'd mean a lot to me.

I'm not gonna mess it up.

What do you think?

Do I look smart?

Yeah, you look smart.

Can I have my hat?

That's a little bit

of a woman's hat.

Hold on. Hold that.

Let me see

how you look with my hat.

That's a man's hat.

Look at that.

Look at that.

Look at you.

You look good.

That's real nice.

Do you really think...

Look at me!

Look at me!

Look at me.

Stay away from that girl.

Marcus.

You turn around,

and look at me, son.

Was it him

that done this to you?

Now don't you lie to me, boy.

I promise you, Pa,

it was an accident.

An accident?

Yeah.

Like what's gonna happen

to that girl of yours,

you don't tell me the truth.

What?

You don't think I know

where my son goes

damn near every day?

Don't you hurt her.

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