Chapter One
The diesel cloud enveloped Will as the truck driver pulled away from
the intersection. He stood on the side of a dark two lane highway
with all of his earthly possessions crammed into a road worn
backpack, deciding which direction to take. Heart warred with head,
his good sense telling him not to venture down this road. It had
been paved with good times on his previous visit; why take a chance
on ruining it? But he'd been pulled across the miles by the innocent
and secure memories engraved during the one care free summer of his
youth. How he longed for the simple comfort of familiar
surroundings, of childhood dreams yet to be born, and to be, even
for the briefest time, away from the ugliness that stained his adult
world. The shroud of exhaust cleared, and there before him was the
sign: GLENS CROSSING 4 MI. Will looked at the red tail lights of the
truck receding into the night, then in the direction of the town.
He'd just walk a little c ...
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