(Wonderful drabble day!!!!!! Here's my 'drabble'....)Spirits
(Sept 1985)
Ennis stayed on the steps after Junior went in. Soon Tom and Kurt came out of the house. “We better go” Tom said.
Ennis started walking back to the door. “Just wanna say goodbye to Junior” he said.
“No, I don’t think that’s a good idea, she’s feedin’ the baby” Kurt said, as he moved in front of the door.
Ennis glared at him, and took another step. Kurt glared back at him.
“Listen, we better go” Tom said, placing his hand on Ennis’s arm. “You’ll see her soon.”
Ennis took one more glance at Kurt and then they got into the truck and drove off. They rode in silence. Then Tom turned the radio on and played with the knob. The radio crackled and hissed “…dancing in the moonlight, ……everybody here is out of sight……”
“Sure is a good night for this song” Tom said and chuckled, as the full moon shone in front of them.
Ennis didn’t answer. “Hey, everythin's okay, really” Tom said. Ennis just looked straight ahead at the moon. They soon got home and walked towards Ennis’s trailer and sat down on the steps. Tom took out two cigarettes. They smoked in silence.
“Listen, I’m gonna go home to do some things, ya comin' over later?” Tom asked.
“I don’t know.”
Tom sighed. “Fine, suit yourself” he said, and left.
Ennis took out another cigarette and lit it with a match and watched the smoke drift away. He looked at the moon. Then he looked over towards Tom’s trailer, the light was shining through the window. Ennis began to get up, but suddenly the wind began to swirl. Amidst the wind, all remained still, except for the lilac bush just beyond the trailer. The lilac bush began to shake, as it did that night, not long ago.
Ennis sat back down, and looked all around. The lilac bush kept shaking. Ennis sat motionless, the cigarette burning in his hand, as the spirits of the night danced around him.