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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run
Chapter 117 GPS
His phone died just when he needed it most. He didn't have a map and he didn't have his phone charger. That's what happened when he rushed. This was a new sales area for the copy machine salesman and he'd never been to Charming.
The last words his phone said before dying were turn left in 50 feet. He was driving down a narrow poorly maintained road and there was no place to turn left.
He beat his hands on the steering wheel of his Chevy. He continued driving for five minutes hoping he would find the place to turn left. The road began to narrow to one lane. The only thing he could do was to turn around, try to find a major road and get directions the old fashioned way by asking at a gas station.
The turn was tight, there was a ditch and he had a couple of beers with his brunch. The wheels caught in the ditch and he got stuck. He got out of the car to figure out how to get the car free. A hard, sharp right turn and a little luck should do it.
He saw something in the ditch about ten feet up the road. He couldn't resist checking it out. It was the naked body of a woman. The body was washed clean, all except the hair which was matted with blood.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry," he said aloud as he steered his car out of the ditch. He drove away as fast as he dared.
He had been raised to know right from wrong. He should find the closest place with a phone and call the police. That poor woman was dead whether he called the police or not. A call wouldn't change that.
If he found a pay phone, he might be able to make an anonymous call, but what would happen if the cops tracked him down? If there were pay phones, there would probably also be traffic cameras or business cameras.
He didn't need the attention he'd get with finding a dead body. He just couldn't risk it. He had two DUIs on his record and he'd had a couple of drinks with his brunch. Someone else would just have to find the body.
Shortly after making the decision to keep his discovery to himself, he saw a sign and an arrow pointing him in the direction of Charming. His luck had already begun to change for the better.