The famished road warriors drove down the cold mountain highway and across the bridge into the town. The September sun was setting and it was time to stop, as Benny’s increasing night blindness made him leery about driving late and his eyes still stung from a thousand acres of grass pollen. The ancient rental car was also wheezing like a mean spirit was trapped inside the engine.
Aleksandar pulled out the notebook with his mother’s list of local tips. “Let’s try the Blue Flower Hotel — there’s a basement jazz lounge called Underworld there and maybe we can pick up a gig and dinner.”
Benny parked the car and grabbed his saxophone. “I know this is your homeland, but at least I’m a native speaker in the universal language of music.”
The famished road warriors drove down the cold mountain highway and across the bridge into the town. The September sun was setting and it was time to stop, as Benny’s increasing night blindness made him leery about driving late and his eyes still stung from a thousand acres of grass pollen. The ancient rental car was also wheezing like a mean spirit was trapped inside the engine.
Aleksandar pulled out the notebook with his mother’s list of local tips. “Let’s try the Blue Flower Hotel — there’s a basement jazz lounge called Underworld there and maybe we can pick up a gig and dinner.”
Benny parked the car and grabbed his saxophone. “I know this is your homeland, but at least I’m a native speaker in the universal language of music.”
The famished road warriors drove down the cold mountain highway and across the bridge into the town. The September sun was setting and it was time to stop, as Benny’s increasing night blindness made him leery about driving late and his eyes still stung from a thousand acres of grass pollen. The ancient rental car was also wheezing like a mean spirit was trapped inside the engine.
Aleksandar pulled out the notebook with his mother’s list of local tips. “Let’s try the Blue Flower Hotel — there’s a basement jazz lounge called Underworld there and maybe we can pick up a gig and dinner.”
Benny parked the car and grabbed his saxophone. “I know this is your homeland, but at least I’m a native speaker in the universal language of music.”
Source: Elections - nytimes.com
