Chapter 10The Diavel screamed along the rock road. It coursed the spine of the bluff. Teeth rattled. Muscles shook. On one side, calico cliffs caught the rising sun; on the other, Las Vegas Valley stretched to the east. Morning rays broke above Sunrise Mountain.
Something on Josh’s mind, he needed to make a choice. The ride didn’t help. Fresh air and open spaces failed to dissipate his doubt. He couldn’t leave it behind.
He liked to bike in dawn’s dim light before it got hot. Now time to go back, he pulled onto pavement and descended the valley’s rim. A yawn came over him and rounded out a full night: dinner with the clowns after the show, workout at the gym, grocery shopping and chores, then this relaxing ride under the gray sky. A jackrabbit raced across the road. A raven took flight.
