Since Chapter 3 was so short, I decided to post another
Chapter 4-the name of the song and the name of the story
"Wanna tell you 'bout the girl I love. My, she looks so fine." Robert stopped singing, making sure Laura was still sleeping. Boy, that would be so embarrassing if she heard him singing.
The woman they had met brought them into this shabby looking house that looked like it was from the 1600s or something. No air conditioning, no bathroom, but at least the bed was alright. The room he was in was all wood. Wood floors, wood walls, wood chairs, wood everything. He sat in one of the wood chairs that was beside the bed.
Laura was sleeping peacefully. The more Robert looked at her, the more he had noticed how pretty she was. She had a nice tan, flawless looking skin, and long blonde hair that fell perfect around her.
He slowly began singing again. "She's the only one that I been dreamin' of. Maybe someday she will be all mine. I wanna tell her that I love her so. An' thrill her with my every touch." He stopped again, but Laura was still asleep, so he continued, "I need to tell her she's the only one I really love." Now he started getting into the song. "I got a woman wanna ball all day. I got a woman she won't be true, no. I got a woman stay drunk all the time. I said I got a little woman and she won't be true. Sunday morning when we go down to church, see the menfolk standin' in line. Who say they come to pray to the Lord. With my little girl, looks so fine. In the evening when the sun is sinkin' low. Everybody's with the one they love. I walk the town, keep a-searchin' all around. Lookin' for my street corner girl. I got a woman wanna ball all day. I got a woman she won't be true, no no. I got a woman stay drunk all the time. I said I got a little woman and she won't be true. An' in the bars, with the men who play guitars. Singin', drinkin' and rememberin' the times. My little lover does a midnight shift. She's followed around all the time. I guess there's just one thing a-left for me to do. Gonna pack my bags and move on my way. 'Cause I got a worried mind, sharin' what I thought was mine. Gonna leave her where the guitars play. I've got a woman, she won't be true, no no. I got a woman wanna ball all day, yeah yeah, now now. I got a woman, stay drunk all the time. I got a little woman and she won't be true. Hey, hey what can I do? I-"
"That's pretty good." Laura said, interrupting him.
Robert stopped. Stopped singing and stopped breathing all at the same time. He sat paralyzed looking at her. She had a smile on her face, but she still had her eyes closed. His face burned. Hell, his whole body burned.
"So who's this woman you've been singing about?" She asked and turned to look at him.
Robert remembered to breathe. He sucked in some air. "Uh- It's just a song." He said quickly.
"I didn't mean to embarrass you." She said. "Led Zeppelin?" She asked. "If I wouldn't have known better, I would have though that a radio was in here-you're really good." She said seriously.
"Thanks. Led Zep is my favorite band." He said shyly.
"Yeah, I could tell. I didn't think you were the embarrassing type."
"Well I didn't think you were the fainting type." He said, starting to get over the embarrassment.
"Yeah, neither did I." She agreed.
"Do you know why you fainted? You didn't believe that lady did you?" Robert asked.
"You know that she was really stinky." Laura said.
Robert nodded, wondering what that had to do with anything.
"Well, I got to thinking that they didn't have any bathrooms or electricity in the 1600s. So that is why that lady smelled. She couldn't take a shower or anything."
Now that Robert thought about it, he didn't remember seeing any lights in this house. There was no air conditioning. Maybe this was just a really old house and the woman couldn't afford to install electricity. Or maybe Laura was right. Maybe they had traveled back in time.
"But you came to that conclusion based on how the lady smelled?" Robert asked slowly.
"She didn't know what a police station was. Her clothing looks like what a person from the 1600s would wear. Did you see any cars? I didn't' see anything that would indicate that we would be in the twenty-first century. Think about it, Robert. Look around this room. There are no alarm clocks, ceiling fans, or even any outlets. No pictures." She stopped to let him think.
Robert just could not believe what he was hearing. "There has to be an explanation." He replied.
Before they could say anything else, the door busted open. Some girl in one of those Puritan outfits came running into the room. "Thank the lord! You've come to save me!" She fell down on her knees next to Robert and sobbed into her hands.
Chapter 4-the name of the song and the name of the story
"Wanna tell you 'bout the girl I love. My, she looks so fine." Robert stopped singing, making sure Laura was still sleeping. Boy, that would be so embarrassing if she heard him singing.
The woman they had met brought them into this shabby looking house that looked like it was from the 1600s or something. No air conditioning, no bathroom, but at least the bed was alright. The room he was in was all wood. Wood floors, wood walls, wood chairs, wood everything. He sat in one of the wood chairs that was beside the bed.
Laura was sleeping peacefully. The more Robert looked at her, the more he had noticed how pretty she was. She had a nice tan, flawless looking skin, and long blonde hair that fell perfect around her.
He slowly began singing again. "She's the only one that I been dreamin' of. Maybe someday she will be all mine. I wanna tell her that I love her so. An' thrill her with my every touch." He stopped again, but Laura was still asleep, so he continued, "I need to tell her she's the only one I really love." Now he started getting into the song. "I got a woman wanna ball all day. I got a woman she won't be true, no. I got a woman stay drunk all the time. I said I got a little woman and she won't be true. Sunday morning when we go down to church, see the menfolk standin' in line. Who say they come to pray to the Lord. With my little girl, looks so fine. In the evening when the sun is sinkin' low. Everybody's with the one they love. I walk the town, keep a-searchin' all around. Lookin' for my street corner girl. I got a woman wanna ball all day. I got a woman she won't be true, no no. I got a woman stay drunk all the time. I said I got a little woman and she won't be true. An' in the bars, with the men who play guitars. Singin', drinkin' and rememberin' the times. My little lover does a midnight shift. She's followed around all the time. I guess there's just one thing a-left for me to do. Gonna pack my bags and move on my way. 'Cause I got a worried mind, sharin' what I thought was mine. Gonna leave her where the guitars play. I've got a woman, she won't be true, no no. I got a woman wanna ball all day, yeah yeah, now now. I got a woman, stay drunk all the time. I got a little woman and she won't be true. Hey, hey what can I do? I-"
"That's pretty good." Laura said, interrupting him.
Robert stopped. Stopped singing and stopped breathing all at the same time. He sat paralyzed looking at her. She had a smile on her face, but she still had her eyes closed. His face burned. Hell, his whole body burned.
"So who's this woman you've been singing about?" She asked and turned to look at him.
Robert remembered to breathe. He sucked in some air. "Uh- It's just a song." He said quickly.
"I didn't mean to embarrass you." She said. "Led Zeppelin?" She asked. "If I wouldn't have known better, I would have though that a radio was in here-you're really good." She said seriously.
"Thanks. Led Zep is my favorite band." He said shyly.
"Yeah, I could tell. I didn't think you were the embarrassing type."
"Well I didn't think you were the fainting type." He said, starting to get over the embarrassment.
"Yeah, neither did I." She agreed.
"Do you know why you fainted? You didn't believe that lady did you?" Robert asked.
"You know that she was really stinky." Laura said.
Robert nodded, wondering what that had to do with anything.
"Well, I got to thinking that they didn't have any bathrooms or electricity in the 1600s. So that is why that lady smelled. She couldn't take a shower or anything."
Now that Robert thought about it, he didn't remember seeing any lights in this house. There was no air conditioning. Maybe this was just a really old house and the woman couldn't afford to install electricity. Or maybe Laura was right. Maybe they had traveled back in time.
"But you came to that conclusion based on how the lady smelled?" Robert asked slowly.
"She didn't know what a police station was. Her clothing looks like what a person from the 1600s would wear. Did you see any cars? I didn't' see anything that would indicate that we would be in the twenty-first century. Think about it, Robert. Look around this room. There are no alarm clocks, ceiling fans, or even any outlets. No pictures." She stopped to let him think.
Robert just could not believe what he was hearing. "There has to be an explanation." He replied.
Before they could say anything else, the door busted open. Some girl in one of those Puritan outfits came running into the room. "Thank the lord! You've come to save me!" She fell down on her knees next to Robert and sobbed into her hands.