Chapter 7 As the dull evening sun started to fade the two men, Slim and George, started their way back along the dusty track, followed shortly by the slow footsteps of Curley and Carlson
Chapter 7
As the dull evening sun started to fade the two men, Slim and George, started their way back along the dusty track, followed shortly by the slow footsteps of Curley and Carlson.
Slim broke the awkward silence between them both.
"You o.k.?" Slim asked.
"Yeah," replied George. "I didn't want to do that."
"You did what you needed to." said Slim sympathetically.
"Better that I did it, instead of them evil bastards. They only wanted to do it 'cause they were excited by violence," said George with watering eyes. "Lenny wasn't like that. He hated violence. He only did that thing to Curley 'cause I told him to, he didn't want to. He didn't deserve it."
As the dull evening sun started to fade the two men, Slim and George, started their way back along the dusty track, followed shortly by the slow footsteps of Curley and Carlson.
Slim broke the awkward silence between them both.
"You o.k.?" Slim asked.
"Yeah," replied George. "I didn't want to do that."
"You did what you needed to." said Slim sympathetically.
"Better that I did it, instead of them evil bastards. They only wanted to do it 'cause they were excited by violence," said George with watering eyes. "Lenny wasn't like that. He hated violence. He only did that thing to Curley 'cause I told him to, he didn't want to. He didn't deserve it."