Darkness Taunts
“The first ten miles went alright, but the last half-mile had me cursing up a storm. If I hadn’t used a hefty amount of my savings to get a used Jeep Cherokee after settling here, I’d never have made it. The private road leading to his home did not get plowed regularly. I’d needed every bit of my military off-road driving skills to get through it. Something told me Derrick had let it get that way on purpose.
“You coming?” I asked Charlie as I hopped out of the Jeep. Damn, the snow came up to... my knees. There’d only been a narrow place to park.
“Nope. This one is up to you. I’ll be here waiting when you get out.” He sat there as if he had all the time in the world.
I tossed him the keys. “Fine. You can keep it warm so I don’t have to find a place to plug the vehicle in.”
The visit probably wouldn’t take long, but after hearing numerous horror stories I lived in constant fear of my engine block freezing.MoreLess
“You coming?” I asked Charlie as I hopped out of the Jeep. Damn, the snow came up to... my knees. There’d only been a narrow place to park.
“Nope. This one is up to you. I’ll be here waiting when you get out.” He sat there as if he had all the time in the world.
I tossed him the keys. “Fine. You can keep it warm so I don’t have to find a place to plug the vehicle in.”
The visit probably wouldn’t take long, but after hearing numerous horror stories I lived in constant fear of my engine block freezing.MoreLess
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