Velva Jean Learns To Drive (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
A lone lightbulb burned bright over the door to Deal’s General Store, but the school, the church, and the houses were completely black. The moon shone from a different angle in the sky, the same moon we saw in Civility. I had never seen Alluvial so dark and silent before. Somewhere I could hear the sound of an owl calling his mate, and then, seconds later, her answer. As we started up the hill and into the trees toward home, the night closed in as the woods snuffed out the light of the moon. I had never been out so late in my life. Johnny Clay pulled out his flashlight, the one he always carried with him, and lit the way. “You know Sweet Fern’s gonna tan our hides,” he said. “I don’t care I guess.” I told myself I could still go home and be free of her. I would just ignore her when she talked to me and pretend like I couldn’t hear her. I wouldn’t do anything she said or even look at her until she finally got the idea that she and I were done. I began to sing one of the songs from Top Hat.
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