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Casey Culpepper: A Short Story

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Go back! Go back to Glendara! Those words had been a profound mantra in Casey Culpepper’s brain for the past few months. After unsuccessfully trying to ignore it, she finally caved in. It took longer to get here than she expected thanks to miles and miles of road construction that always seemed planned for the busiest times of the day. I wonder if the Department of Transportation does this on purpose to try to annoy commuters, and in secret is snickering behind our backs at their hoax.

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