It was stifling in there. The eastward heat from the sun was magnified by the plexiglass right side window, and the angle of the ray was such that our passenger, our Lynnette, was blinded by the refraction of light in the right side mirror. One of those things that comes with being a passenger, she supposed. To concede control in multivariate ways, big and small.
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Whenever the car went by the guardrails, I imagined a girl cartwheeling from post to post, shadow full of joy.
It was stifling in there. The eastward heat from the sun was magnified by the plexiglass right side window, and the angle of the ray was such that our passenger, our Lynnette, was blinded by the refraction of light in the right side mirror. One of those things that comes with being a passenger, she supposed. To concede control in multivariate ways, big and small.
Whenever the car went by the guardrails, I imagined a girl cartwheeling from post to post, shadow full of joy.
Taking a ride, a “country ride” he always said. Music so loud it made my chest thump. Your hand on the back of my neck.