You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Jeneva Rose
- Language: English
- Genre: Women’s Psychological Fiction
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Grace
I didn’t want to stop, but when the low fuel light lit up on the dashboard of
my car, I knew I had no choice. Gunslinger was the only gas station I had
seen in forty miles, right o highway . If it weren’t for the neon sign that
read Open—well, actually, Ope because every few seconds the letter N
ickered out—I would have thought it was permanently closed. e station
was run-down, with clouded windows and wooden beams barely holding up
the structure. e old Mazda Hatchback sputtered as I pulled up next to a
pump. I let out a sigh of relief and shook out my hands. ey ached from
gripping the steering wheel so tightly. I had barely made it here, running on
fumes and hope for the last mile or so.
Closing the door behind me, I secured my bag over my shoulder and held it
tight. ere was nothing in both directions except the black snaking highway,
open elds, and the sun that was turning its back on me. In the distance I
could see the mountains. ey looked like anthills, but I knew up close they’d
be bigger than the skyscrapers I was used to. A tumbleweed oated across the
road. Honestly, if it weren’t for the movies, I’d have no idea what it was.
A small worn sticker on the pump read “Cash Only. Please See Attendant.”
Of course. I groaned. I tied my hair back in a low ponytail and made my way
across the gravel lot. High heels weren’t the best choice, my ankles wobbling
side to side over the treacherous terrain. e door squeaked as I pulled it open.
A fan buzzed in the corner, oscillating the smell of beef jerky and gasoline
throughout the station. Most of the shelves weren’t fully stocked. I assumed
they didn’t get regular deliveries way out here. Behind the counter stood a
mammoth of a man dressed in dirty overalls. e skin on his face was a mix of
deep-set wrinkles, cavernous pores, and thick scars like a topographic map. His
neck craned in my direction, but one of his eyes didn’t follow suit. He let out a
low whistle.
“You ain’t from around here, sweetheart.” e man’s voice was thick like
honey, but the way he looked at me was anything but sweet.
I raised my chin and took a couple of large steps toward him. My heels
clicked against the wooden oor.
“What gave it away?” I asked, cocking my head.
His one eye scanned from my head to my toes while the other was xed on
the front door. He brought his hand to his wiry beard and ran it down the
sides of his face to the few scraggly hairs that extended past his Adam’s apple.
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