Finally,
he reaches the trunk of the Pontiac. He rests his hands on the trunk for a
moment; breathing hard. His breath comes out and mixes with the cold, crisp
morning.
He
reaches into his pocket, scrabbles the Pontiac keys out. It’s finally over, he thinks as he punches his key into the trunk’s
keyhole. Jerry wrestles the heavy bag into the trunk, adjusts it, and slams the
trunk firmly shut.
Jerry
slowly looks around. Seeing nothing out
of the ordinary, he strides forward, opens the driver’ side door, slides in,
again slams the door shut, and stabs the key into the ignition. FREEDOM,
he whispers to himself with a sigh of relief as he turns the ignition key.
The
Pontiac stereo comes alive. “Highway to Hell” blasts from the speakers as Jerry
pulls out of the driveway and leaves town.
