This is an odd story for sure. It has a very hefty swerve toward the end. If you are hoping that I will reveal it, well, I won’t.The story starts out like many of Raymond Carver’s. A couple of families have gathered to enjoy a summer day relaxing by a pool. The pool is in the back yard of one of the couples. They all have kids. They all have drinks. There is meat on the grill. It is a picture perfect day in the suburbs.
A van comes crashing through the privacy. Men jump out and snatch the kinds. A fight ensues, but the kidnappers win and leave a cell phone behind. This is the beginning of the longest two days that anyone has ever experienced.
The dialogue is very well executed throughout the story. I will look back on this one when I get stuck. The dialogue is what kept me going. The story, well, I will say that it was entertaining, and quick. I’m glad that it was not any longer that it was. I just found the swerve to be very hard to believe; Plan B was executed so well that no one got hurt and very thing at the end was lollypops and rainbows.
Potter, William R. “Blessing or Curse?” Lighting the Dark Side: Six Modern Tales. Xlibris, 2008. p. 162 – 180
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