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Rest Stop

May 30, 2018 4 Comments

Rest Stop
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Chloe pulled up at the rest stop as her car’s engine breathed its last. Fluorescent lights hummed as she entered.

She headed straight for the bathroom, washing her hair thoroughly, following the box dye instructions. First problem solved.

She dropped onto a seat opposite a trucker, who looked up briefly before retreating into his fog of newspaper and exhaustion. She sipped her coffee, played with her phone, until she heard his little snore.

Chloe casually picked up the keys and walked out. Climbing into the truck, she roared the engine to life and eased out onto the freeway. Second problem solved.

By Amanda McLeod

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  1. rauthor68 says

    May 30, 2018 at 9:06 am

    Wow. OK, so where does her next road take her? Problem three? Or the road to freedom? Great story, Amanda.

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  2. Susan says

    May 30, 2018 at 10:46 am

    Good use of figurative language: “engine breathed its last,” and “fog of…exhaustion.”

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  3. Susan says

    May 30, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Good example of showing in the use of the words “climbing into the truck.”

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  4. Mary E Falkner says

    June 3, 2018 at 3:31 pm

    Splendid!

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