Sunday, 25 June 2023

'Moving Day' by Allison Renner

We’re standing in the living room of our first house; it looks as empty as I feel.

He sneezes as soon as he walks in the door. 

“You think?” I snarl.

“The driveway is pretty cracked,” he says.

I catch myself before the ground scrapes my knees and hands.

I trip.

He looks around at the neighborhood and clicks the remote lock.

We get out of the car.

I open my eyes as he puts it in park.

The car bounces over the long driveway.

I feel the car slow down and turn.

I close my eyes and try to ignore the anxiety, but my heart won’t stop pounding.

I let him drive because I’m tired from carrying boxes the movers didn’t take.

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