Lay Down Your Hat

A fictional short story

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Caroline Hawkins sat in the driver’s seat, tight-lipped, hands gripping the steering wheel. Her eyes never left the road. She could feel him staring at her, waiting.

“Mama, be honest. Are you saying that you never knew?”

“There were times when I suspected it, but I prayed to God it wasn’t true.”