Thank you for posting this story in the Ink Well community. It has the sense of symbolism, especially at Easter, which is such a symbolic holiday. We've all been on lonely roads (whether real or symbolic) and have been frightened by something we saw or imagined. Collins, though, finds his way home after making a detour. This is the way most searching journeys end.

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Once, again, thank you for thinking of the Ink Well when you write creatively.