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“As et going”

“What a coincidence” She rests her chin on the hand still planted on my door “That’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about”

“You don’t say” I gesture for her to step away fro in her face for emphasis, but I’et too close “Look, kid, my hospitality only extends so far”

“Are you heading east through Pittman?” she asks I am, but that’s beside the point “I can pay you”

“Haven’t we already established that you don’t have any money?”

She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a worn leather wallet Not the sort of thing you’d expect a teenager to store her cash in She probably stole it fro mark with a soft spot for jailbait

She holds up the ten-dollar bill froive me a ride”

“Ten bucks to cart your ass around?” I knockfor her to take a hike “No, thanks Try Uber”

“I would, but“Please?”

“I said no Now get off my truck”

She sighs and pulls out another ten Where the hell was that when she was digging for change? “Twenty bucks for a half-hour ride It’s all I’ve got I wouldn’t be asking if it wasn’t absolutely necessary—”

“Don’t you get it? This isn’t about -tired I just want to get to where I’ to worry about so not to crash into a goddamn tree”

“You think you’re tired?” She scoffs “I was on a bus for five hours, then I hitchhiked with a lady who did nothing but talk about original sin for twentyfor the past three hours My feet are ground-fucking-beef”

So in the way her brow crimps when she’s pissed hits aze, I feel like I’ Jack He always took injustice so personally, especially ere kids He just couldn’t accept the fact that sometimes, people are dicks

“Sorry,” I tell the girl “I can’t help you anymore”