Highway rest stop
Rest Stop
The nursing-room light is off.
Midnight shift change at a highway rest stop. Odeng broth and detergent. Shift lead Yurim will not put down the warmer key. “Not the nursing room. This way.” Walk out through the bus bay, and the night is only a shift change.
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About this work
A highway rest stop at midnight shift change. The food court is emptying. Only the bus bay is cold. Odeng broth mixes with detergent.
Yurim is twenty-nine, the midnight shift lead. Hairnet, apron strings, swollen ankles. A married woman. Her husband's truck is on another route tonight. The nursing-room light is off. “Not the nursing room. This way.” Walk out through the bus bay and the night is a shift change. Close the staff-room door, and the warmer key hits the floor first.
Characters
- YurimRest-stop shift lead · married woman
- MeNarrator · midnight customer
- HusbandTrucker · other route · mentioned
