Quick Reads: The Night Train
By Ed Rehkopf
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A hobo determines to leave the life on the night train heading south.
Ed Rehkopf
Ed Rehkopf is a retired hospitality veteran. During his long and varied career, he has managed two historic university-owned hotels, managed at a four-star desert resort, directed operations for a regional hotel chain, opened two golf and country clubs, worked in golf course development, and launched an operations resource website for the hospitality industry.
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The Night Train
Ed Rehkopf
Published by Ed Rehkopf at Smashwords
Copyright 2012 Ed Rehkopf
Charlie reached down with a stick to stir the embers. He was already a little stinkoed from the wine. The meal had been good and he had a full feeling in his belly for the first time in three days. He looked at Junior across the fire and said, Damned if I don't feel good.
It was a statement but seemed directed to Junior as a question.
It's the juice makes you feel that way. You felt good two nights ago when you were drunk, too.
Junior always had a way of deflating someone.
No, by God, this is different,
Charlie defended. He took another drink from the bottle and passed it to the third man who reclined on his side by the fire. How 'bout you, Truck? How you feelin'?
I'm feelin' OK,
Truck responded, declining the bottle for the fourth time.
I jus' can't get over it,