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Riding the Bullet

Synopsis:

When he gets a call that his mother has suffered a stroke, college student, Alan Parker, has no car to get him from the University of Maine campus to Lewiston where she has been hospitalized. He is able to hitch a ride with a stranger who offers him a no-win choice.

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Posted By: S.K.Rules - August 22nd, 2010 3:52:46 pm EDT
creepy storie don't see were it was the Al's fault that his mother died apart from the car ride and the button it just seemed normal, great storie anyway.

Posted By: Ian - July 10th, 2010 9:00:38 pm EDT
Its a moving story, that it certainty is. Makes me want to keep both eyes on my mum, make sure she stays healthy, and to pay her back a little for taking care of me.

Posted By: Bev - March 15th, 2009 8:34:05 pm EDT
For some unknown reason this story scared the bejesus out of me... turn all the lights on and leave the bedroom lamp on kind of scare. LOL and that hasn't happened to me for YEARS. I want more!!!

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