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May. 24th, 2015 02:26 pmWilliam watched Mark ride a little ahead of him. His brother was sitting taller, the school was feeding him well. Mark turned and said, "Will, I can feel when you watch me like that. I'm fine and you should be at school with me."
"Who would look out for the ranch and Ma?"
"She could come and live with us and be at the school. Pa would understand, he wanted us to not be held down," Mark's voice rose and a cow lowed at him in response as William sighed, "It ain't that simple. We can't just stop bein' ranchers, it takes time to get set up and school costs money. This way you won't be stuck here. Anyway if I went to school, I'd probably get into fights and make it worse for you."
"That ain't true and you know it!" As he yelled, Mark's voice had a crack in it and one of cattle snorted at them both, "You're always readin' and there are scholarships. Will, please, think about it."
"I have and no, this is for you, enjoy it," He knew that he could help Mark and their mother most by keeping the ranch going, it would honor their father and tomorrow they'd decorate his grave. Today there was work to do and he heard Mark sigh before moving off to look over the herd.
"Who would look out for the ranch and Ma?"
"She could come and live with us and be at the school. Pa would understand, he wanted us to not be held down," Mark's voice rose and a cow lowed at him in response as William sighed, "It ain't that simple. We can't just stop bein' ranchers, it takes time to get set up and school costs money. This way you won't be stuck here. Anyway if I went to school, I'd probably get into fights and make it worse for you."
"That ain't true and you know it!" As he yelled, Mark's voice had a crack in it and one of cattle snorted at them both, "You're always readin' and there are scholarships. Will, please, think about it."
"I have and no, this is for you, enjoy it," He knew that he could help Mark and their mother most by keeping the ranch going, it would honor their father and tomorrow they'd decorate his grave. Today there was work to do and he heard Mark sigh before moving off to look over the herd.
