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We Are Here

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BELLE

The rearview mirror holds nothing but empty asphalt and the ghosts of the life I just abandoned.

I twist my torso in the plush leather seat, pressing my hand against the cold glass of the passenger window. I crane my neck, searching the winding mountain road behind us for any sign of headlights. There is nothing. Just the dark silhouettes of towering pine trees swallowing the distance we cover. The tires eat up the miles with a smooth, powerful rhythm, pul

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