Stalled And Ran

by Howie Amourscow

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We ran out of gas ten miles from town and Coleman pounded the steering column with his fists and screamed blasphemies. I heard Richter racking his shotgun in the back seat and that’s when I jumped out of the car, dove into the weedy culvert by the road and ran. I knew Richter was probably aiming at my back and I kept ducking and dodging until I heard the sirens and knew I wasn’t the main thing on Richter’s mind.

There was a sharp, short crack, then a sound like the last round of fireworks on the Fourth of July. I remember thinking I’d read about it in the papers the next day if I didn’t get shot or caught first. I knew Coleman was the type to surrender, but probably wouldn’t get a chance. Richter’s favorite movie was Bonnie And Clyde.

A fire blazed in my lungs, but I ran until I fell in the ditch, unsure if they were after me or if they even knew how many had been in the car. I think I passed out; I remembered daylight but when I opened my eyes the sky was dark blue and a pitiless moon glared down at me.

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  1. Stalled And Ran

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Interesting, and certainly raises lots of questions, like a good ficlet should.

  2. Stalled And Ran

    Batak Beatrix's Buddy Icon Batak Beatrix

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I agree with THX . I especially love the last sentence.

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    FlirtingWithaBrickWall's Buddy Icon FlirtingWithaBrickWall

    Posted 10 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    how did bonnie and clyde end? i agree, last line is pretty sweet

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    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 10 months ago

    In real life, this is what Bonnie and Clyde’s car looked like after the last time they used it:
    http://texashideout.tripod.com/car_display.jpg
    ...I’ll leave it to you to guess how the movie ends…
    :-)

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    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 10 months ago

    Here’s another photo of the car:
    http://texashideout.tripod.com/wpcolor.jpg
    ...and a photo of Clyde Barrow’s last shirt, for the morbidly inclined:
    http://texashideout.tripod.com/deathshirt.jpg

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