Glass (Crank 2)
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Adam, who started me
on the highway to nowhere. And guess
where I’m standing now.
[Pretty damn close to nowhere.]
Still, remembering our
time together brings more happiness
than anything else.
They say you’ll always
love your very first
love. I’ll always lo
ve Adam a little.
But he’s married, with
a baby just about Hunter’s age. Why
would he send his love?
[Because he’s a fucking player.]
Of course he’s a player.
But he was my player once, at least
for a few great weeks.
Everyone piles out the
door. We’ll have to take two cars,
says Mom. Jake, you ride
with Dad. Ladies, we can
squeeze into mine. But I volunteer to go
with Scott. “More room.”
[Less nervous conversation.]
Jake sits up front. I take
the backseat for me, Bree, and
memories best forgotten.
Dad stirs them up too,
and something else—a big ol’