An Absence of Principal (2012)
“Out here, 80 is legal, so an extra 10 mph is hardly enough to wake up a radar. In this part of Texas, there was nothing to run into or catch up with. Even 90 can seem too slow. The man barreled into the dusty, creaky outpost of Van Horn, famous only for being the town nearest to where interstate 10 and 20 split, or come together, depending on which way you are driving.
The man pulled into an all-purpose truck stop. He ran the pump on his SUV. It would take awhile to fill. He walked inside f...or a taquito and a bottle of water, grabbing some chocolate on his way to the register. While he was gone, his passenger in the back end of the vehicle stirred. She lifted her head to see where she was but saw only the occasional 18-wheeler that pulled out of a bay and back out on to the highway. She had no idea where she was and was too groggy to care. She dropped her head back down, moaning.
The man put the pump handle back and secured the gas cap before he climbed into the front seat, ready to pull away.MoreLess
The man pulled into an all-purpose truck stop. He ran the pump on his SUV. It would take awhile to fill. He walked inside f...or a taquito and a bottle of water, grabbing some chocolate on his way to the register. While he was gone, his passenger in the back end of the vehicle stirred. She lifted her head to see where she was but saw only the occasional 18-wheeler that pulled out of a bay and back out on to the highway. She had no idea where she was and was too groggy to care. She dropped her head back down, moaning.
The man put the pump handle back and secured the gas cap before he climbed into the front seat, ready to pull away.MoreLess
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