“Get off the Road!” The engorged veins in Eddy’s neck appeared ready to burst. Rain splattered the car windows. Whoosh. Whoosh. The wipers slogged back and forth.
“What’s he doing in the middle of the road? Stop. Maybe we can help.”
“We’ll be late, Pam. You wanna be late because of some lunatic?”
“Maybe it’s important.”
“He’s going to cause an accident or become one.” No visible traffic, Eddie coasted closer. He down-buttoned the window. Rain drenched face and hair in an instant. “Hey, buddy. Off. The. Road.” The downpour drowned him out.
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Marlene pushed out of the car towards the figure palming asphalt. She knelt on the soaked blacktop and grabbed his shoulder, new coif flattened and drenched despite her umbrella. “Can. I. Help?”
Streaming blood-red eyes and unshaven face stared back. He shrugged.
“What?”
“I. Lost. Her. Ring…”
Marlene blinked. “Whose?”
“My wife’s…died last night…my pinkie…smoking…opened car window…”
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This is the new Fall Quarter of Flash in the Pan. The theme is Disturbed.
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