Duane's Depressed
“As he was approaching Ruth Popper’s house—the one house in town he could saunter by at an easy pace, because he knew Ruth was too blind to see him—he saw Ruth come out her door. Her arms, as usual, were full of dictionaries and crossword puzzle books. Duane slowed a little, to give Ruth time to back out and turn toward his office—even though she couldn’t see him she might intuit him if he got too close.Ruth put her books in the backseat, got in, fastened her seat belt, and hit the ignition. The... car—almost half as old as Ruth herself—started immediately.Then Ruth sat for two or three minutes, listening to the engine purr. Duane had about decided to attempt to sneak on by, since Ruth appeared to be daydreaming. He felt tense, and was in a hurry to get into the country, where he could relax.But before he could attempt to walk past her, Ruth woke up, wrestled the car into reverse—she had long complained that the Volkswagen’s reverse was in a bad place—and suddenly shot backward across the road and into the opposite barditch.MoreLess
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