James Gullickson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Just a cheap trick, designed to delight children who didn't know any better.
Will stuck his hand into the hat.
Something grabbed him.
Fingers were wrapping around his wrist with a grip that was cold and strong.
He tried to pull back, but the grip tightened, and he felt himself being pulled forward, pulled down.
Will struggled, almost losing his balance, but was finally able to yank his hand free with a labored grunt.
He threw the hat across the room.
It hit the wall and fell to the floor, landing brim up, innocent and inanimate.
Just a hat.
Will stood there, breathing hard, staring at it.
His wrist throbbed where whatever had grabbed him.
When he looked, he could see marks, no bruises, but the faint impression of fingers pressed into his skin.
What the fuck?
He panted.
He looked back at the hat.
The inside of it was dark from where he stood.
Will grabbed his keys and left.
Will drove for six hours straight.
He took every order that came in, no matter how far or how poorly it paid.
He needed to be moving and doing something.