A Twenty-Dollar Bill Dropped Into the Dust Beside a Tennessee Highway
I stared at the spot on the floor where my old lockbox lay hidden under the concrete and wood.
I had to see a copy of those visitor logs.
I went back inside and grabbed my keys off the kitchen counter.
The trucking dispatch yard smelled of hot asphalt.
I parked by the maintenance bays and walked into the fleet manager’s office.
The walls were plastered with old calendars and faded safety posters.
A little oscillating fan pushed hot air around the room.
Dale was standing over a metal workbench studying a printed route map.