Chapter 34
Gabirl
I walk out of my building and see Mack, standing by the car, he gives me a weak smile that doesn’t reach his eyes. “Good morning” the open the back d
“Hello,” say as I get into the
We pill out into the traffic and I watch him in the rear tror, his face is etches with worry:||
His eyes flick up to me. “What’s what?” “What’s wrong with you?” “Nothing.” He exhales heavily||
“Ton’t lie to me, you’ve been a sad sark of shit all week
The rolls his eyes and keeps driving, so I can’t stand it. “Tull over.“[]
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“all the fucking car over“]
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Tecause I said so.“)
(the car over to the side and I get out of the ear and open his car door, “Get out“|”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m driving today.”
He stares at me, confused. “What the hell am I supposed to do, then?“||
“Get in the passenger seat, you idiot. Unless you want to walk home.
the rolls has eyes and walks around to get into the front passenger sent, and I pall back out onto the road
He looks over al te
Driving
“why
“What ar
are you doing?”
“Because when I’m depressive and moody, you drive me, so it’s my turn to drive you.”
“I’m not depressive and moody.“”
“Gond, because that’s my position around here.“||
We drive in silence for a while ||
“Depressive don’t eveis a word,” he says casually as he looks out the window[]
I keep driving
“And for the record, you’re not depersuive,
- r. you’re just moody,” he continues[
“well for the teroad” 1 stop at the traffic lights. ‘Tis not noody, people are just imbeciles:“||
you calling for an imberler”
four hundred percent. Tell me what’s wrong with you “silence[]
(around this city until you tell me and I don’t have time for your bullshit, spit it out!
I’m driving ar
ite drags his hand through his hair “For gets married this weekend.” My heart sinks
Zoe was his childhood sweetheart who left him when he was on a deployinst the said she couldn’t put her life on hold for a man who goes to war ||
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“Well. “I grip the steering wheel “Good riddance to her.” He pads sady:
Vou are seeing someone else, why do you care what Zoe is doing?” I ask as I turn another corner.
- anymore. *
toh. Why not?
1just. I compare everyone to her, you know? I do know
1 tepat I drive
– together and I don’t even want to be, but.” He hesitates.
“Thinking of 20 take a back to a time in my life when I was happy and everything was simple because she was the only girl in the world that I wanted.”
The traffic comes to a standvill
Tery woman just seem to average.“]
“Amen to that.” Iugh. I thought it was just me.”
We keep driving in silence.||
er,” he says:[]
staybe we’re just getting old and maybe the thrill we used to get from love has lost its futter,” he
“It’s possible.” I thing “Probable, actually
I turn another corner as we drive and an idea comes to mind)
