Armstr
," I said, my voice cuttin
had more days off this month than I've had hot dinners! What, another doctor's appointment for that useless hand of yours?" he growled, w
The air went out of him like a deflating tire. His face
cheap boots were scuffed and worn, the laces frayed. He probably saw the ghost of the concert pianist, the one who used to float
on't you dare come in late on Monday. And you can
as a luxury I couldn't afford to care about. I turned a
aded t-shirt and jeans, both washed so many times they were practically transparent. I pulled on my worn deni
he industrial park. I climbed onto my old electric scooter, its plastic body cracked in places, the ba
imit, a biting chill that made my eyes water. I drove west, away from
scernible path leading into a desolate stretch of undeveloped land. No manicured lawns,
grown grass. Jagged rocks, sharp and unforgiving, jutted out from the uneven ground. It
tinguishable from the surrounding undulations. There was no marker, no
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