Derailed (2013)
“The moment I was out the back door and hit the cold air, I sighed so deeply, it was as though I’d been holding my breath ever since I’d come home. “What have we gotten ourselves into, Corky?” I said once we were in the alley. She hunched up and backed into a bush. Her embarrassed eyes said she didn’t want me to watch, so I looked away.
The door of the garage next to ours was open, light shining out into the alley, and from within came a loud banging. Once I’d bagged Corky’s recyclable contribut...ion and dropped it into our trash can, I wandered over and looked into the open garage.
The big lawn-service pickup was nosed into the garage and someone was underneath beating on the snowplow attached to the front. When the banging stopped, I said, “How’s it goin’?”
“Not bad,” came a strained voice. In a moment our neighbor scooted out from under his vehicle and stood up. He transferred a two-pound sledge from his right hand to his left and extended his hand to shake mine, then realized it was dirty and pulled it back.MoreLess
The door of the garage next to ours was open, light shining out into the alley, and from within came a loud banging. Once I’d bagged Corky’s recyclable contribut...ion and dropped it into our trash can, I wandered over and looked into the open garage.
The big lawn-service pickup was nosed into the garage and someone was underneath beating on the snowplow attached to the front. When the banging stopped, I said, “How’s it goin’?”
“Not bad,” came a strained voice. In a moment our neighbor scooted out from under his vehicle and stood up. He transferred a two-pound sledge from his right hand to his left and extended his hand to shake mine, then realized it was dirty and pulled it back.MoreLess
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