Chapter 2: Syd Learns About the DucksThe rain had let up and, over the highway, the sun was tearing through the gray clouds in long fingers of yellows and pinks. Syd had forgotten how beautiful the scenery was around these parts. All these green mountains and trees. He was actually relaxing a bit. A miracle. Ahead the road curved and he released the gas. He looked over at Rudi, who’d been surprisingly, no, shockingly quiet in the last half hour. The man was reading a book. An actual book with pages and everything. It was The Tommyknockers by the great King.
Syd couldn’t help feeling a pang of envy. He’d stopped reading books a few years back. He’d given up on them after he’d given up on himself. On his talent. His ability to see anything through.
“Your bio doesn’t say much about you,” Ru
