Josiah Kroontje

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“The Long Drive Home” by Josiah Kroontje

Submitted to Contest #209

The roadworker appeared out of the night like an apparition, one foot planted on each side of the centerline, and Pete Davidson immediatly realized he would kill him.He stomped the brake pedal and choked the steering wheel as momentum flung him into the seatbelt. The polyester fabric bit into his skin and profanities leaped into his mouth, though even now, in the maw of a life-ending collision, decades of restraint enabled Pete to kennel the curses behind clenched teeth. The vehicle skidded towards the man in the safety vest. Pete released o...

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