Max sat forward, staring at the painted rump of the horse pulling their sleigh, the sleeves of his blue dress shirt straining against his arms. Rubbing the fingernail imprints from the palms of her hands, Jade watched Mr. Hannity weave his way through the horses toward them. “Must have been some conversation. Y’all rode for almost thirty minutes. Listen, I can fire her up for another go-round, but after that, I’m taking my dinner break.” “Thanks, Mr. Hannity, we’re fine. Please, take your break.” “Suit yourselves. You can sit as long as you need, but I’m shutting down the lights.” Sitting on the motionless, dark merry-go-round, Jade waited for Max to speak. In the park oval, after-work joggers kicked fallen leaves from the cement walks. “Aren’t you going to say anything?” Jade said, breaking the silence. “Just processing.” Let him be. The memory of that night had burned through Jade’s heart and leaked emotion through her words. Max stood after a second, exiting the sleigh.
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