That’s why I had the driver take the detour down this back road. Stealing Scotty’s memorial might be bad karma, but one could argue that leaving a memorial up for a guy who verbally expressed his hatred for roadside memorials could be bad karma as well. And, according to the cabdriver, the bad karma I’m probably carrying around right now. It’ll be difficult with my history and lack of experience. I don’t have a car, so I decided to find a place closer to downtown this time so I can walk to work. My new apartment is only two miles from here, but it’s in the opposite direction from where I used to live. I’m the one who put it there.” I can still feel him staring at me as he pulls back onto the road. “Stealing roadside memorials has to be some kind of bad karma. I glance at him in the rearview mirror, and he’s staring at me with a raised brow. I set it on the back seat next to me and wait for the driver to pull back onto the road, but he doesn’t. I walk back to the cab with the cross in hand. I may not have killed him with my actions, but I definitely killed him with my inaction.

Then, to avoid having to sit through details if the case went to trial, I pleaded guilty. When I heard he had crawled several yards away from the car, I started humming so I wouldn’t hear anything else the prosecutor said. I didn’t pay attention to the details during the pretrial. I shake it side to side until the dirt loosens around it, and then I pull it out of the ground.ĭid he die in this very spot? Or did he die in the road? I get out and walk back to where the cross is. The driver slows down and brings the cab to a stop.

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