Keep It Short
This is very well done and I love the ending.
Originally posted on belsbror:
“People are staring at us!”
Rural folks often got curious when strangers visited their quiet surroundings. Their curiosities bordered on the simplest, wishing to see new faces, to the strangest, suspecting of ill motives against their way of life. Luckily, we were categorized with the former.
“It’s probably the first time they saw an actor,” my cousin’s husband quipped, obviously referring to himself. He was tall, dark and not handsome. :)
“I don’t resemble the face of a known artist. Maybe a foreign one. I am not so sure.”
“The news was out early on,” our male host interrupted our make-believe conversation. “Some of the ladies are overjoyed that foreigners came.”
“Where?” I asked without thinking. “Are they Americans? I can talk to them.”
“My cousin is referring to us,” Rolly laughed, enjoying himself with the banter. “To them, we are foreigners. Your long hair gave them the idea.”
“If…
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