Escape!: A Novel

The bus should be here any minute.” And Kent waited for an hour in the bus depot, which was nothing more than a ticket kiosk and an out-of-order toilet that stank of piss, watching two meth heads bicker over which of them was at fault for ruining the other’s life. Kent was once a mainstay on the reality charity event circuit, and he remains mystified by the economics of these affairs. God, how she wants Kent’s arm around her, to quiet her body against his, but once again he’s holding Ashley. At home he’d be rolling his eyes, but here and now he can hear the bells tinkling along the horse’s bridle, and he feels…perfect, like the misshapen puzzle piece of his self has finally found its fitted slot.