Sunday, November 23, 2008

Paving Ahead

“This is ridiculous,” Dan groused. He peered in the review. “It’s going to take hours to get through this mess. That lane is completely empty.”

“It’s polite,” Shannon pointed out.

“It’s the herd instinct. Everyone avoids it because everyone else is avoiding it.” He flipped on his blinker and pulled out. “This way we’ll at least get a few hundred feet before we have to merge back in.”

“What’s that sign?”

“’This lane: Hell,’” Dan read. “Ha! Funny. Some construction worker thinks he’s a comedian.”

He kept laughing as they entered the tunnel, up until the flames rose around them.

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