Refuelled. Another town passed. Truck hummed contently under a royal blue, pillowy cloud sky. Ten kilometres down the road, his mouth still stinging from Julie’s huevos rancheros.
Magnolia scented Chloe’s nightgown last night. An open window alerted him to the chirping of awakening birds. Was Penny okay? He visited her canteen two days ago. Tears found comfort on his shoulder after she told of her lover leaving for good.
New paving on the freeway moved his long-haul cargo smoothly along. In a rearview mirror, he spotted Jack. Once friend, now rival. Which one of them would reach Madeleine first?
Magnolia scented Chloe’s nightgown last night. An open window alerted him to the chirping of awakening birds. Was Penny okay? He visited her canteen two days ago. Tears found comfort on his shoulder after she told of her lover leaving for good.
New paving on the freeway moved his long-haul cargo smoothly along. In a rearview mirror, he spotted Jack. Once friend, now rival. Which one of them would reach Madeleine first?
