Luke

A short story about one of the heroes we meet along the way

Luke the cab driver was the messiah. He was my savior. He drove the taxi the night my mom had to call someone to rescue us from my stepfather’s latest rampage. Dear old stepdad would soon run out of steam and sleep the rest of it off, but in the meantime, Luke was there to drive us away.

I’d never met Luke before. He just happened to be driving that nigh…