PURSUING CHROME REFLECTIONS ON A DUSTY ROAD

The sun beat down relentlessly on the parched earth, kicking up specks of dust with every passing vehicle. The road stretched before me, an artery of cracked asphalt snaking through the desolate landscape. I squinted, my eyes drawn to the shimmering reflections in a discarded chrome bumper, half-buried amongst the tumbleweeds. It was a fleeting mom