Chapter 26: Mind Playing Tricks
It had to be his mind playing tricks on him. Gimmicks were like that sometimes. You didn’t know if they were real or not. No longer did he think he saw Judd’s Ram behind him. Instead, he squinted in the rearview of his Jeep and thought he saw Tommy Fort behind him, bouncing up and down in an old Blazer. Tommy could be crazy like that, right? Avery thought so. The man liked him a little too much.
He was being followed by Tommy. A mental gig hadn’t taken over his thoughts. The Blazer shot through the snow, a bright red hue covered in ice. An empty luggage rack caked in white gleamed in the morning’s minimal light. Tommy rode Avery’s bumper any chance he had. They made eye contact at a few stop lights or stop signs. One time, both of their vehicles stopped on
