Novels by FCM

The black Dodge affectionately dubbed by Ted Karanzza as "the dark," is still on the road, that sunny Saturday morning in the Texas desert. But, what about the police? A few miles back... The snakes are still in the front seats of the vehicle undisturbed, until: "I found a stick, Sheriff!" Sheriff Brawn is sitting on a rock, fanning himself with his hat... "Okay boy. Let's get this over with..." Jeremy approaches the car and stands three feet from the snakes, stretching out his arm with the stick. And the Sheriff alerts him: "Watch out Jeremy, we're a long way from the hospital! One sting and that's it!" Jeremy hooks the stick through the middle of the snake, half tremolo, and throws it out of the vehicle... Sheriff Brawn draws his gun! "BANG!" The bullet almost splits the snake in half... "YEEHUUU! On the fly!" Vibrates Jeremy. "Take the other one, I want to hit the head... Be careful!"' The boy

7:21 am somewhere in the Texas desert... Black Dodge is on asphalt. "Someone" directing sings a song. Or at least is trying to: "If you're happy clap your hands! If you're happy clap your foot!... If you're happy!"...Yeah Ted Karanzza is at the wheel trying to pass a little of his... "joy", when he forgets majestically the letter! He taps the steering wheel trying to get the rhythm, and: "Oh, never mind!... "Old Macdonald had a farm Ee I ee I o!!!" "Oh no!!" Malcon Ramirez mutters!, and Fernandes Sanches vents: "20 minutes!, the same 'song'!" (pulling his hat and covering his ears) But the driver: "Come on, guys?! My teacher loved to sing that song!" (gestures, taking his hand off the wheel with a cigarette between his fingers) Malcon Ramirez counters: "The 'little teacher' must have known how to sing! And you sure as hell weren't inside a car breathing smoke! Cóf! Cóf! (Cough) ... and maybe she was beautiful!

... The phone rings: "TRÍÍMMM!", "TRÍÍMMM" ... "Uvalde Police ..." Attends Jane Preston" Well, Madam (listening) ... Stay where you are, I will send a car (hearing a breathless voice) ... Okay, okay. Umhum! (listening attentively and writing) ... Near the entrance to Rancho Makenze (voice continues) ... I'm going to start an ambulance (still listening) ... hamham ... stay calm! (hears hang-up sound) ... "You didn't tell me your name"! Okay. (Getting up) _ Jane reaches out, with the notes on the note in her hand to the boys at the table with the chess board, saying: "Entrance to Rancho Makenze! A serious accident with a pick up, with a man attached to the hardware!" The two men, Marc and Jones, get up immediately and take the paper from Jane's hand: "Let's go! ..." He reads the note, scratches his head and asks puzzled: "Where did the person call from ?!" Jones with his hand on his chin thoughtfully. Marc takes the paper and says: "Good

..."Do we kill the wolves and ... Any more details?" Ted looking at the road, turns around with raised eyebrows smiling embarrassingly, reveals:"Wolves must be alive.""What ?! (dismay in the face) Alive ?!""IT'S. Very alive.""It started to get weird ... And how are we going to catch ten wolves alive ?!""I don't know (moves his chin) ...""But for five hundred we can find a way!""That's why I came after you!" (Happy)"First we find a Wolf Pack ...""This can leave me, I am good at 'finding' things." (laugh)"Right! I know you use your trick that I already know about everything else ... We are going to need a couple of hunters. We ask them to use tranquilizers ... We will need some cages ...""I already ordered ...""Chains and some padlocks ...""You can let me take care of that tomorrow."...A few kilometers from there. Already at 16:00 ...Jack gathers the

11:30 am City of Uvalde... Downtown. People are up and down walking along the sidewalks, crossing streets, and in the main square children play and gentlemen play chess. Others are just sitting on benches smoking a cigarette with distant eyes, while others are debating a bit about the local baseball team, and if not, politics or the nuclear crisis. A black 1950 Dodge, very dusty, stops with one of those "bald" tires on the sidewalk of the square... A policeman who is always on guard in a public place, is attentive and sees the driver's indifferent attitude. He takes a notepad out of his pocket and makes a notification: "Your license plate is already in my head, Ted" Thinking the man of the law walking, up to the offender's vehicle ... He takes off his truncheon and, next to the car, hits the tire: "Tóim! Tóim!" "Going up on the sidewalk again!" "Ah! Thanks for letting me know! I'll take it off right now, you guard!" While maneuv

... "But you didn't come here for a fishing trip ..." Jack finishes putting the last fish in the bag. Responds: "No ... Of course, not." It undoes the smile. Turning her face to Mallborn and looking at him. Malborn advances: "Wolves?" "Humrum (smiles uneasily, moving his head) was easy, right?" "Let's take the fish for Márika Lyira to prepare for lunch! At home, we talk. What do you think?..." "No Malborn ... I'm not going to stay for lunch. I promised Judy that would be back before noon." "Ah !. I understand. Then ..." "Here it is perfect ..." The distant look at the reflections of the sun in the water currents ... To be continued: "I am worried about Judy, or better, with the family!" "She received a gift ..." "A gift?! Since yesterday I have been hearing this! This is not an answer!" He gets up impatiently, running his hands through his hair, dropping his feather headdress ... Turning his back