Chapter 16

Once the bridge looked near completion, I decided to forgo the snack. What good were crackers without cheese, anyway? I thought it best to follow the bank of the river back toward where I’d started, to see if I could reconnect with Rip and my rightful battalion. I wanted to say goodbye to my new buddy first, though, but I couldn’t find him in the crowd.

Eh, I figured someone would have a record of the different groups somewhere. I could search him out later, on Facebook or Instagram.

Looking for the Civil War Reenactor I Floated Down the Tennessee River with in a Pontoon. There was a Craigslist Missed Opportunity gay sex ad headline one didn’t see every dayI couldn’t wait to write it.

The smart thing to do currently was to take off, I knew, even if exhaustion was willing me to rest first. I didn’t immediately know how long we’d been at our little game, but it felt like hours of running, floating, dragging pontoons, and ducking bullets. This shit was no joke.