The bus stayed at the terminal long after it should have left. The driver kept the engine running and watched the window; from the back seat I watched the back of his head.
The forecast had promised snow for three days and been wrong each time. My mother told me to cover the jars anyway.
I did not get off. Getting off felt like having to begin something.
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