Full Circle
“A strange thing happened on the way to the bus stop,” I said, taking a plate from the rack and wiping it.
“A strange thing happened on the way to the bus stop,” I said, taking a plate from the rack and wiping it.
The bus hit a bump and my head snapped back, cracking against the glass window.
“What seems to be the problem, Officer?
I sat on the steel cot and stared at the three other people in with me: the chick and two dudes.
We had to pull over on the side of the road when the jeep started to overheat.
I grabbed the first aid kit off the cabin wall and a jug of water.
Haley saw Ben across the parking lot and ran as fast as she could, tears streaking down her face.
Jimmy drove too fast for my liking, but under the circumstances, I didn’t argue even if we didn’t use headlights.
We huddled in the dark closet for what seemed like forever, our hearts pounding in our chests.
“Why don’t you try poking out your eyes?
My hands shook in the cold rain as I fumbled with the shovel handle as another flash of lightning illuminated the back deck’s leaf litter blanket.