The Lonely Road

Photo by Thomas Despeyroux on Unsplash

The white lines on the highway began to dull me to sleep as I drove back home. Damn holidays. I thought. But it was family. What was I supposed to do? Stay home? They would have had my head.

I turned the music up. The thumping bass should keep me up, at least until I get to the next rest stop. On the three-lane road, I was the only one driving that I could see in both directions. I decided to hit the gas, maybe cut my time by a…