Challenge: crossovers
Small Town Boy
Dad phones to remind Ephram that the road from New York to California runs straight through Colorado, and that everyone will be disappointed if he and Colin don't at least stop for a night. Colin gets the same call from his mom.
They stop for gas in a small Kansas town before they cross over the border. A tall, dark-haired boy working the pump fills the tank with only a quiet compliment for Colin's red convertible.
"Mild mannered pump jockey by day?" Colin jokes.
Ephram watches the boy, his eyes too intent his task. "That's where the interesting stories are."
06/24/03