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Weekly Contest #29
The truck door slammed with a metallic thud. I ripped my hand away with a curse; the tips of my fingers buzzed with pain. Ignoring it for the moment, I fumbled with my keys; my hand was shaking so badly that I had to steady it with my other hand, the fingers turning numb now. With another curse, I jammed the key into the ignition and fired up the engine. My pickup roared to life, sputtered, and then evened out.I sat silently for a while and stared out into the night. The warm, late-spring breeze rustled the low-hanging branches of the ...
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