Truck!
We managed to get the truck running today. It took all of us – except little Nugget, of course – to do it. Ben taught me how to bump-start the car from the inside – I’d never done it before, and because I can’t push, I got to drive.
I didn’t realise how quiet it was around here until that engine chugged to life. We all laughed and there was much back-slapping. It felt so strange to smile like that; my face had forgotten how. It seems like forever since we had a reason. Since we made some real progress against the disintegration of everything around us. And this feels like a win. It feels wonderful.
I feel like I could danc
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