New Beginning 672

Today, given her current circumstances, the point where Murphy Road met Highway 90 felt like the intersection between heaven and hell.

Honk! Honk!! The car behind her screamed encouragement, urging her to react to the green traffic light ahead. She squirmed in her seat but kept her foot firmly on the brake. The impatient driver swerved into the right lane, and drove past, his middle finger in the air.

Finally she heard what she was waiting for, still a distant rumble. Shifting her foot to the acce