Tag: farm
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Wild Horses
As time went on and the band of wild horses came closer, I once again wondered how I had gotten myself into this position. All I had wanted to do was to see the horses up close and I had somehow managed to almost get myself shot by a farmer who thought I was trying to…
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Abandoned
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll I knew the building was abandoned and I knew it would be the perfect place for me to hide out. I had been watching for days to make sure no one would come to check on the stability of the building, but the farmer who owned the land didn’t…
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Wrong Direction
I knew we were going in the wrong direction the moment we left the house. And I knew it meant I would never see my childhood home again. My aunt was kidnapping me and I hadn’t decided whether or not I was happy about it. Yet. I was old enough to know what was happening,…
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Night Drives
The weekends were always my favorite because I had no rules. Once school and my Friday chores were done, I disappeared and only showed up for dinner on Saturday and Sunday nights. We had recently moved onto a farm and I was too busy finding all the best hiding places and just exploring in general. I needed to know the land like…
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Dreaming My Life Away
“I told you dreaming would do you no good. It will do nothing. Your life is here,” my father kicked the soil and I hoped he didn’t move the seeds I had so carefully planted. “I know what you have said, but I can’t stop. I don’t know what I am supposed to do when…
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The Farm
“Do you want to buy the farm with me?” I asked, almost begging. If Chase didn’t agree to my latest plan, I wasn’t sure I could swing buying the farm. I knew other people were looking and if I didn’t snap it up quickly, I knew someone else would. “Well, I’ve been thinking about it…