Beware (2008)
Beware
“He pressed a switch to lower the window, and put an arm out to catch the air. The night felt warm and dry.
Tuning in a country music station, he pressed the gas pedal to the floor. A straight, deserted road like this, no reason he shouldn’t get it up to eighty. Cut off a few extra minutes. Might mean the difference to Scott.
Up against an invisible man? The more he thought about it, the crazier it sounded.
How the hell do you make a man invisible?
Even better, how do you nail him?
We shall see,... Dukane thought, and began to sing along with Tom T. Hall.
When he reached downtown Tucson, he knew there was too much commotion for 3 a.m. He swung the Olds onto Garfield Street. A block ahead of him, a fire truck and a dozen police cars filled the road. Their spinning domes flung red and blue lights over the crowd of onlookers, splashed their colors against walls and store windows. Most of the crowd’s attention was focused on the hotel. The Desert Wind. Peering up through the windshield, Dukane saw no trace of fire or smoke.MoreLess
Tuning in a country music station, he pressed the gas pedal to the floor. A straight, deserted road like this, no reason he shouldn’t get it up to eighty. Cut off a few extra minutes. Might mean the difference to Scott.
Up against an invisible man? The more he thought about it, the crazier it sounded.
How the hell do you make a man invisible?
Even better, how do you nail him?
We shall see,... Dukane thought, and began to sing along with Tom T. Hall.
When he reached downtown Tucson, he knew there was too much commotion for 3 a.m. He swung the Olds onto Garfield Street. A block ahead of him, a fire truck and a dozen police cars filled the road. Their spinning domes flung red and blue lights over the crowd of onlookers, splashed their colors against walls and store windows. Most of the crowd’s attention was focused on the hotel. The Desert Wind. Peering up through the windshield, Dukane saw no trace of fire or smoke.MoreLess
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