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    Joyride
    Joyride
    Joyride
    Ebook27 pages23 minutes

    Joyride

    By Rik Hunik

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    A slightly shorter version of this story originally appeared in “Tales Of The Talisman”,
    Volume 1, Issue 2, Sep. 2005. Darien thought he was pretty clever when he stole the Black and Gold Special Edition 1977 Trans Am before Fast Eddy could get to it, but before he can sell it he has to endure a road trip fraught with mishaps. And what's with that license plate?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRik Hunik
    Release dateSep 29, 2013
    ISBN9781301260782
    Joyride
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    Rik Hunik

    Rik Hunik was born in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, in 1957, and has lived his entire life in BC, except for a few summers in Alberta, and a few days in Washington State climbing rocks. He has lived in Ymir, Wells, Quesnel, Prince George, Quesnel, North Vancouver, Quesnel, Burnaby, North Delta, and Quesnel. I live with my wife Jo and a blue-eyed, white cat named Mister. I mostly build houses and shops to earn a living but I'm also a writer, poet, artist, photographer, role playing game designer and independent e-book publisher. I’ve written dozens of stories, including fantasy, horror, sword & sorcery, mystery, humor, erotica, and science fiction, frequently combining genres. Forty have been published in small press magazines and e-zines, from the 200-word "The Hole" in Ascent Aspirations, to the 10,000-word novelette "Levels" in Buzzy Mag, published in May, 2012. Some of them are available now as ebooks at Smashwords. Contact me at: rikhunik@hotmail.com

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      Joyride - Rik Hunik

      Joyride

      by Rik Hunik

      Published by Rik Hunik at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 by Rik Hunik

      A slightly shorter version of this story originally appeared in Tales Of The Talisman,

      Volume 1, Issue 2, Sep. 2005

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book is the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Chapter 1

      The skinny youth with the fake-blond hair pressed the button on the remote control unit and watched in the rear view mirror as the overhead garage door descended. He tossed the unit out the driver's-side window into the long grass near the end of the driveway and unintentionally chirped the tires as he drove away; this muscle car from the seventies had far more power than he was used to.

      Thank you Eddy, he said as he turned right onto Lewis Drive and headed down the hill. He was alone in the car. You sucker.

      Darien Fume, pronounced Foomay by his parents, had dropped that fag French crap when he ran away from home, at age fourteen, right after his parents separated four years ago. He loved fast cars but couldn't afford one, and he didn't get anywhere near as many chances to drive one as he would have liked, and thought he deserved. Sure he stole a couple of cars a month, but nothing like this, a monster from a lost era.

      He wasn't even supposed to be the guy stealing this car; he'd scooped this job from his friend, and sometimes partner-in-crime, Fast Eddy.

      Eddy had run into him that morning in the bar at the Cariboo Hotel, and he couldn't help bragging

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