13
Tony
2009
‘Not yet,’ Kim said. ‘There’s a car.’
Tony held the wheel of the minivan steady. He could only see highway pavement in the side-view mirror. The car must be in his blind spot. After a few seconds, he saw a blue Lexus appear and pass him.
‘OK, you can go now,’ Kim said, looking over her shoulder.
He merged the minivan onto the Henry Hudson Parkway.
At the exit for West 96th Street, he slowed down.
‘Not this one – we’re looking for 79th,’ she said.
As Tony pressed the gas, he wondered who was really doing the driving. He glanced at his wife, her eyes intent on the road ahead. His director.
They had met at a summer workshop hosted by his university. Schools from all around the region were invited to the lab, including the medical school. Kim hadn’t been the lab partner
