Deja Vu - August 29, 2012

[note: this was written during a writing exercise: we had 20 minutes to write something inspired by the word "deja vu". This is the result, unedited, exactly as it appeared when time ran out. You can read all of them in the waves category]]

Deja Vu- Squiddy Geiger - August 29, 2012

Sierra put the key in the car lock, wondering if it would surprise her yet again. She set her packages in the back seat, then sat in preparation for the Test: a deep breath, held for five seconds, then she turned the key. The car sputtered to life reluctantly, shuddering and whining. It backfired twice for good measure.

She sighed with relief, and put the car into reverse, backing out of the stall carefully. Another long day of painful work in a call centre, yelled at by all and sundry. It would feel good to get home. She'd taken a steak out of the freezer and put it in the fridge, to celebrate the arrival of the weekend.

Tomorrow, she'd work on her resumé. She needed to get out of this job, and there was nowhere to go inside the company. Time to jump ship. Again. Tonight, however, she'd celebrate. Steak, a nice red wine, some good music and a book. She'd unwind in style. She'd been looking forward to it all day, and in five more minutes, she'd be home.

The song on the radio, a nameless tune from the soulless 90s, was annoying her. She switched stations, settling on an 80s song she'd hated in the 80s but had since come to love. Her mind wandered, reminding her of foolish fun with her high school friends, none of whom had liked this song, either. She wondered if they, too, liked it now.

She pulled into a stall in the parking lot and turned the key off, cutting the song off in mid-word. The car, however, shuddered and sputtered for another thirty seconds before it finally died.

She got out and gathered her things and walked away, arriving at her destination. As she put the key into the car lock, she wondered if it would surprise her yet again. She put her packages in the back seat, then sat in preparation for the Test.

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