Almost a jam.
Car veers sharply
Suddenly brakes.
Our lift?
We jump in.
Wheels spin, back into traffic.
Shirtless driver speaks – drawls
Between swigs
Flagon between thighs.
Offered, declined.
Turns right – sideroad east.
Uh Oh!
“Deliverance”
Stunned, fearful silence lasts 500m.
Shout: “Wrong way!”
“Sorry boys, clean forgot about yas.”