The Road feeds me
The LORD calls me at 5:30 to tell me that I’m picking Emily up at 6. At 6:10 I leave to get her. At 6:17 I arrive at the high school, expecting her to be annoyed with my tardiness like usual. Nine minutes later I call her.
She picks up
“One minute.” She hissed vehemently.
Click.
Eleven of her “one minute”s pass.
My Dashboard vibrates in sync with the phone.
“Hello?”
“You’re giving me a ride home… Where are you?”
“In the parking lot.”
“Which one?”
“The one in the front.”
“Oh”
Click.
Four Minutes ….
“Hello?”
“Oh… Nevermind.”
Click.
Hi, Jacob
Hello
I drove down the dirt road for the first time since The LORD took my truck away. It felt as if it were calling my name. It turned out to be freshly graded and soft gravel covered the potholes. It is just so seductive. I drove very very fast. I had the best slides ever. They were perfect.
I got home.
She picks up
“One minute.” She hissed vehemently.
Click.
Eleven of her “one minute”s pass.
My Dashboard vibrates in sync with the phone.
“Hello?”
“You’re giving me a ride home… Where are you?”
“In the parking lot.”
“Which one?”
“The one in the front.”
“Oh”
Click.
Four Minutes ….
“Hello?”
“Oh… Nevermind.”
Click.
Hi, Jacob
Hello
I drove down the dirt road for the first time since The LORD took my truck away. It felt as if it were calling my name. It turned out to be freshly graded and soft gravel covered the potholes. It is just so seductive. I drove very very fast. I had the best slides ever. They were perfect.
I got home.