There was a knocking on the door of the little trailer...The one with number 17 on the box. The man opened the door to see who might be calling on him so late at night. When he opened the door he found
no one there. "Hunh", he said. I thought i heard a knock. He picked up his beer from the counter where he had placed it on the way to the door, and slouched toward the old worn down chair... He slumped down and let out an exausted squash of air. ehheehm it was getting late, and still he sat, just looking but not seeing the figures that moved on the tv screen, with no sound. There was too much sound in his head to hear anything on the television.
He remembered the words his daughter had said.."Daddy, you need more furniture." He thought about what his answer had been, and thought it should have been. "When you aint got nobody you dont need nothing." And " when you aint got nobody, you dont go nowhere." But he knew the look in her eyes,
he had seen it often enough...In Jack's deep blue eyes. She was so disappointed, and heartbroke, he knew he had to do something different for her...So he agreed and "remarked about how his little girl would be getting married" and let her know he would go to the wedding. It was a choice he would never regret. The knock at the door came again, and when he went to see who was there, this time he knew it was Jack, even though he could neither see nor hear him. He passed by silently and lay on the bed. Only the breeze was cold and sharp, like he remembered from the time on the mountain hideaways, they returned to, each time they had the chance.. Ennis undressed and lay upon the little bed, and felt at peace as he fell asleep.