…they were relieved. Their lives had been placed, somehow, on the dashboard of a small car, his and hers, side-by-side, tossed on the dash like a pack of smokes. The car was paused at a train crossing in the middle of the night. The black & white bar had begun to drop as the car first approached — even though no train was yet in sight — and the red lights had flashed and clanged.
When the End of the Year Arrived...
When the End of the Year Arrived...
When the End of the Year Arrived...
…they were relieved. Their lives had been placed, somehow, on the dashboard of a small car, his and hers, side-by-side, tossed on the dash like a pack of smokes. The car was paused at a train crossing in the middle of the night. The black & white bar had begun to drop as the car first approached — even though no train was yet in sight — and the red lights had flashed and clanged.