{"id":1322,"date":"2011-10-26T02:51:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T02:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2024-06-03T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:40:42","slug":"slowing-to-park-by-chris-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/slowing-to-park-by-chris-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowing to Park by Chris Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Slowing to Park by Chris Martin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Copy-of-Taming-the-Devil.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Slowing to Park by Chris Martin<\/h1>\n<p>In her car, on the way to the court house she said, &#8220;Maybe I could call Sally. It would be nice to have Sally with me. She wouldn&#8217;t tell anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t look at her. He kept his hands on the steering wheel and looked for a parking place.<\/p>\n<p>While he backed into a spot, she said, &#8220;It wouldn?t take any time at all. She could be out here before we knew it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He put the car in park. It sputtered for a second after he turned off the key. &#8220;We don&#8217;t need Sally,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got each other.&#8221; Her hands were folded in her lap. He covered her hands with his hand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got each other,&#8221; she said and nodded. She looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>He got out of the car, leaned in the open door and said, &#8220;Don&#8217;t forget to lock it, when you get out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her car, on the way to the court house she said, &#8220;Maybe I could call Sally. It would be nice to have Sally with me. 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