Ebb and Flow

Mr. Daniels snorts. “Stiff upper lip, Armitage. Fall’s almost here. Then you’ll have the entire off-season to yourself before you’re forced to be civil again.”“Perhaps I won’t be here after this summer.” Hux scowls, pushing down on his pencil so hard the tip breaks.Shit. It’s definitely a sign. Hux needs to get out of Saltpoint Landing. Maybe right after the summer; he can put the General Store up for sale or even rent it out. He already feels the town’s pull, but in a bad way. Everyone who lives here never leaves, and to Hux that feels like a life sentence. It’s not the first time he’s had these thoughts, but it’s the first time he’s voiced them out loud.He refuses to become another statistic.