Hole in the Ground

by KT

Alternate Universe Runaways

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Josiah had known he was being watched the whole time he was digging. Four-year-old Buck Wilmington now stood, only a yard away.

"'Siah?"

Sanchez stood up. "Yes son?"

"What ya doin'?"

"I'm digging a grave, for old man Peabody."

Buck looked into the hole. "'Siah?"

"Yes."

"Where's my Ma's grave?"

Josiah's heart lurched. "To be honest son, I don't rightly know. But it doesn't matter, because she's really not there. You remember where your Ma went?"

Buck nodded. "She's with God," he recited solemnly.
"And where else?" Sanchez prompted.

Buck put his hand over his heart, and beamed.

The End

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