Wheel’s Thread7

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1The storm moved in, howling in revenge against the summer that had burned for so long. 2William’s car made it two more blocks and then eased sideways into a drift outside the Mayfield Corporate Building, his wheels spinning uselessly.

3He could still make the 5:00 p.m. deadline with Benning: initial here, initial there, sign at the bottom and it was a done deal.

4It seemed ridiculous that there would be any danger—after all, this was downtown, where hundreds and hundred of people rushed through their itineraries and agendas. 5So William was surprised to find himself waking up in the hospital, his doctor explaining that he had been found unconscious in an alley that he had intended to be a shortcut.

6 Benning’s secretary Alice showed up with five minutes to spare, pushing the documents through the IV lines in the nick of time.

7 William reached out, discovering it difficult to take the pen when you didn’t have any fingers.

~ by bretwheel on October 20, 2007.