The Way Back Around: Chapter 7 Hanna was concentrated on her phone all through the fast food dinner as the TV played the news, one of only two channels, in the background. Her knees were up to her chest, tucked away in one of the threadbare chairs of the motel room. She hardly had openedContinue reading “The Bus and the Stop”
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Under the Hood
The Way Back Around: Chapter 6 The remainder of the trip through the never-ending flatness of the fields and tiny god-fearing towns of the south was spent in silence. The final bit of our trip was spent sitting in traffic in the center of Memphis, pushed to a halt by the rush hour and severalContinue reading “Under the Hood”
Texas and Further
The Way Back Around: Chapter 5 We departed some time late morning from the Barbecue restaurants, very full on meat and other accompaniments. The air was warm, not quite as hot as Phoenix, but still managed to leave a shine of sweat on my brow. “What…” I began, my breath heavy from carrying around myContinue reading “Texas and Further”
The Delivery
The Way Back Around: Chapter 4 The alarm woke me some time early that morning. Hannah stirred and rolled over, shuffling her pillow upon the bed across from my own. The air from the AC made the hair on my arms stand on end as I sat up and let the covers fall off me.Continue reading “The Delivery”
Summer Heat
The Way Back Around: Chapter 3 Upon seeing the first familiarly-named family restaurant, I took to navigating back toward it from the nearest highway exit and around the side roads. The parking lot was conveniently placed between both a motel and the place I had spotted. Hanna watched the wide sign pass by as weContinue reading “Summer Heat”
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