Taxi Apr 2026

Elias looked at the driver, then back at the woman. A strange feeling of recognition washed over him. He remembered this bakery from his childhood; he hadn't been here in twenty years.

"That’s Sarah," the driver said. "She’s celebrating her first birthday without her father. He used to drive this cab." Elias looked at the driver, then back at the woman

"Go on," the driver urged. "She’s waiting for a sign that she’s not alone." Elias looked at the driver

He climbed into the back seat, which smelled faintly of old leather and peppermint. The driver was an older man with silver hair and a cap pulled low over his eyes. He didn’t ask for an address. "Long night?" the driver asked, his voice like gravel. "The longest," Elias sighed. "I'm heading to 42nd and—" his voice like gravel. "The longest