Trucker Storyteller
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They weren't moving.
I didn't breathe.
My hand hovered over the ignition key, not sure if I should try to start the truck or just sit still and wait for.
I don't know what.
Then the knees bent like he was crouching or leaning in.
That was it.
I didn't think.
I just cranked the engine and slammed the air horn with everything I had.
The whole truck jolted awake.
That sound could wake the dead.
But the legs didn't flinch.
They didn't jump or run.
They just stepped back, slowly, into the dark where I couldn't see anymore.
No scramble.
No sound of movement through the gravel.
Just gone.
I threw it into gear and floored it.
Didn't check mirrors.
Didn't care if I blew a tire on that slope.
I hit the curve out of that turnout so fast I could feel the load axle float for a second.