From a Distant Star
“I still couldn’t believe complete strangers would just lend us a vehicle without even wanting to look at our IDs. It was a matter of trust, Beverly said, and the right thing to do. The van was white, with two windows in back, and it came, Roy said, with a full tank of gas. And that wasn’t all it came with.
“This here vehicle is something pretty special,” Roy said with a grin, clearly proud. We’d walked around to the back of the house where it was parked, hidden from the road under a carport. “M...y son and I have been making modifications to it since day one, and believe you me, there isn’t another one like it in all the world.”
It looked like a regular van to me, the kind that made deliveries. “Like what kind of modifications?” I wondered aloud.
“I’m very glad you asked,” he said.
“Just wait until you see,” Beverly said, rubbing her hands excitedly.
“This compartment on the top. It just looks decorative, right?” he said.
“I guess.”
“But there’s something in it that comes down,”MoreLess
“This here vehicle is something pretty special,” Roy said with a grin, clearly proud. We’d walked around to the back of the house where it was parked, hidden from the road under a carport. “M...y son and I have been making modifications to it since day one, and believe you me, there isn’t another one like it in all the world.”
It looked like a regular van to me, the kind that made deliveries. “Like what kind of modifications?” I wondered aloud.
“I’m very glad you asked,” he said.
“Just wait until you see,” Beverly said, rubbing her hands excitedly.
“This compartment on the top. It just looks decorative, right?” he said.
“I guess.”
“But there’s something in it that comes down,”MoreLess
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