A little. (pause) You want water? You look like you walked through the heat.
Where is everyone?
Town’s a skeleton.
(to themselves) Third one today.
Terrible. But the stars out back are worth it.
Long silence. The sky darkens.
Elias looks up for the first time. His eyes are kind, tired, and utterly certain. ghost town script
Some towns don’t trap you. They just remind you what quiet feels like.
They both look up. The first stars are appearing.
(still whittling) Third what?
Elias sets down the whittled piece. It’s a small bird, unfinished.
Thanks.