(eng) K. C. Neal - Pyxis 01 by The Discovery

Author:The Discovery [Discovery, The]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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I FOUND BRADLEY IN the student parking lot after school the next day, and we headed to Danton. My appointment was at three forty-five, so we’d have to book it to get there on time. But the weather was fair, and there wouldn’t be any real traffic on the highway this time of day.

He cranked some college band I didn’t recognize, and I thought about how to bring up the topic of visiting Aunt Dorothy. The cookies were tucked into a side pocket of my bag. I’d checked about twenty times during the day to make sure they were still there.

After a couple of miles, I hollered over the music asking Brad if I could turn it down for a minute.

“What’s up?” he said, keeping his eyes on the road.

“I was really hoping that after the test, we could stop by and see Aunt Dorothy,” I said. “I just feel so guilty that I haven’t seen her in, like, forever. I mean, even if she’s not all there, it’s still sad that nobody visits her, don’t you think? I don’t want to stay long, just a few minutes.”

I knew I was laying it on a little thick. Bradley glanced at me with his eyes narrowed. I must have looked sincere enough, though, because he answered, “Okay, as long as we’re in Danton, I guess we could stop by. I mean, I love Aunt Dot and everything, but last time, she didn’t even know who we were. It’s not that I don’t want to see her, but it’s like it’s not even her. Plus, being in there with all those senile old people is depressing, you know?”

“Yeah, I know,” I agreed. “But it seems like the right thing to do. We can make it quick.”

When we arrived at the outskirts of Danton, I was reminded that living in Tapestry really wasn’t so bad. Danton had all those ugly strip malls and gas stations. With the sheer number of Starbucks in the city, not to mention all the other coffee shop chains, I wondered if my dad’s little café could survive there. And nature basically disappeared in a sea of pavement. I couldn’t imagine living in the middle of that. It smelled funny, too, like a mild mix of car exhaust and trash. In Tapestry, I was spoiled by the clean mountain air.

My phone buzzed, and I pulled it out of my bag. Ang.

Good luck on the test! I know you’ll pass! Call me l8r & tell me how it went.

I made it to my appointment on time and flew through the written exam in about fifteen minutes. I only missed one question. Then it was on to the driving test. My tester was a mellow guy a little younger than my parents. I did all the maneuvers, and since he didn’t ask me to repeat anything, I knew I’d passed.

I combed my fingers through my hair, put on some lip gloss, and smiled for my mug shot. We were out of there five minutes later, my new license safe in my bag.

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