Chapter 55
55 The rhythmic sound and vibrations of the ATV traveling through Adam’s body; the constant pain of his stretching ribs as he hung on to JJ, punctuated by the sharper pain of unpredictable jounces; and finally, the passivity of Adam’s position on the back—all of these combined to make him not entirely present, caught in a dissociative haze. The ATV’s headlights illuminated the path directly in front of them, but with his head turned sideways, Adam saw little more than an impression of the dark woods passing by. The way had gotten easier, and less painful, when they’d finally reached the logging road. An occasional hidden rock still gave them a wake-up call, but JJ no longer had to dodge among the trees and game paths, ducking down as low as the handlebars with Adam following her lead. JJ
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