The Way Back Around: Chapter 10 [Final] As expected, the confirmation number for my flight appeared on my phone some time along my drive to the airport. Between getting all my things together and dropping off the rental, I had a total of twenty minutes to check in and run to the gate. The coupleContinue reading “The Way Back Around”
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The City and The Woman
The Way Back Around: Chapter 9 I grabbed up the phone from Hanna’s hand before she had a chance to react. “Caleen, we need to talk.” Behind me, the bell on the door rang as another group came through, and the first employee at the food line shouted the restaurants greeting. “Bienvenu!” “James? Are youContinue reading “The City and The Woman”
The Final Stop
The Way Back Around: Chapter 8 The morning started later than days previous. To no surprise, both of us had managed to sleep in through my alarm set on my phone. By the time we went out to get the complimentary breakfast, the server was already beginning to put it away. I pumped at theContinue reading “The Final Stop”
The Bus and the Stop
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”
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”