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The air conditioning blasted from the old car’s vents, sending particles flurrying around his face like a dust storm. Austin leaned back in the driver seat and enjoyed the lack of traffic. When Mom had been hired at the doctor’s office, they’d used a credit card to fix Dad’s old Honda. The final bill covered a new transmission, new tires, and an overall tune up. Of course, Austin rarely got to drive it, and Kadyn didn’t seem to mind driving him to school.
But the summer had been different. Austin had found creative ways to get to his job at the fruit stand. Kadyn had been sweet enough to take him a few times already, and it was only the third week of summer. When she was off from work, Mom let him have the car. Twice, he had to get a ride from one of his coworkers. He struggled for a j
