In The Absence Of Light by Adrienne Wilder

Author:Adrienne Wilder [Wilder, Adrienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Adrienne Wilder
Published: 2015-03-24T18:30:00+00:00

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I had exactly two minutes to spare when I pulled into Morgan’s driveway. He was already on the porch and had on a bike helmet.

I barely had the truck stopped when he skipped down the steps and opened the door.

“See, I’m not late.”

Morgan flicked thoughts. “Only because you’re early.” He waved me over. “If you’re gonna teach me how to drive, you’re gonna have to move.”

“At least let me get stopped first.” I put it in park and scooted to the passenger side. “Where do you want me to put this?” I picked up the box from the floorboard.

“Just set it by the gate.” I left the letters and box beside the footpath leading to his house, then got back in the truck.

“Okay, I’m ready.” Morgan bounced in the seat.

“What’s with the…” I tapped the helmet.

“Safety first.”

“But this is a truck.”

“Yeah, Grant, it’s pretty obvious this is a truck.”

“You don’t wear a helmet when you ride your bike.”

“Why should I? I know how to ride a bike, and besides, do you have any idea of the statistical difference between my chances of wrecking my bike verses crashing a car? Or in this case, truck?”

“Not really.”

“Astronomical. A good five hundred to one. You have a greater chance of being hit by lightning while being eaten by a shark.”

I attempted to do the math. Made sense. Sort of. How many bike wrecks did I see on the road? Excluding motorcycles? None.

I glanced at Morgan, and his mouth twitched.

I propped my elbow on the door. “You’re doing it again, aren’t you?”

“Yup.”

“Damn it.”

“Had you going, didn’t I?”

“Nah.”

He held up a finger.

“Okay, fine maybe a little.”

“Good to know what they say isn’t true.”

I’d never learn. “And what’s that?”

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

I gave him my best go-to-hell look, and he laughed.

He gazed through the windshield up at the trees before dragging his attention back to me. “Okay, what’s first?”

“You’re still wearing the helmet.”

“Very observant of you, Grant.”

“Why are you still wearing it?”

“In case we wreck.”

“Wait, I thought…” I scrubbed my hand over my mouth. “You wouldn’t happen to have a spare, would you?”

“Nope. Gonna have to get your own.”

I huffed. “That’s not very reassuring.”

“Wasn’t supposed to be.” He patted the steering wheel. “Ready when you are.”

“You sure you want to learn to drive?”

He flopped back in the seat. “Do you really have to insult me by asking me?”

“Point taken.” I gestured at the dash. “Let’s start there. P means park, which is where you are now. D, drive, and R is reverse.”

“What about the D2 and D3.”

“Ignore those for right now.”

“But what if I need them?”

“Hopefully, I’ll be driving.” I pointed to the pedals on the floorboard. “Right is the gas. The one to the left of it is the brake.”

“I can’t tell right from left.”

I’d forgotten. “Okay then. The skinny rectangle is the brake. The square one is the gas.”

Morgan shook his head. “Technically they’re both rectangles.”

“What?”

“The pedals. Two sides one length, the other two a different length. Squares are even all four sides.

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