tailieunhanh - Healthy or Else

Zack feels his transportation card vibrating in his pocket, and walks carefully through the crowded bus, as it pulls into his stop. He steps out of the bus and glances up the hill, unaware of vague feelings of dissent. His house is near the top of the hill, the bus goes right past it and there is a stop half a block from his front door, but government regulations decree that every citizen must walk a minimum of ten blocks every day. Like everyone else, his transportation card is programmed to notify him to get off the bus four blocks from home; failure to comply. | Healthy or Else 1 Healthy or Else by . Published by . at Smashwords This is a work of fiction. All of the characters organizations and events portrayed in this novel are products of the author s imagination or are used fictitiously. ISBN 978-0-9866053-1-4 ebook All Rights Reserved 2010 Allan B. Regier This is a DRM-free ebook and may be copied and shared with your friends provided it appears in its entirety without alteration and the reader is not charged for it Healthy or Else Zack feels his transportation card vibrating in his pocket and walks carefully through the crowded bus as it pulls into his stop. He steps out of the bus and glances up the hill unaware of vague feelings of dissent. His house is near the top of the hill the bus goes right past it and there is a stop half a block from his front door but government regulations decree that every citizen must walk a minimum of ten blocks every day. Like everyone else his transportation card is programmed to notify him to get off the bus four blocks from home failure to comply is transmitted automatically and results in the issuance of a substantial fine. He no longer owns a car the fees for driving in Vancouver are prohibitively expensive. He feels a chill wind blowing off the inlet zips up his coat and looks up at a threatening November sky. At least it s not raining yet. The bus pulls back onto the road and drives up the hill. He starts trudging uphill after it. It is a steep grade and he is getting to the age where he feels the effort. It starts to drizzle and is raining hard by the time he turns into his abandoned driveway. Zack sees his six-year-old daughter sitting on the steps looking up at the front door. Why is Ashley outside in this rotten weather He walks up the stairs and doesn t need to see his daughter s face to know she is crying. He instinctively picks her up. She burrows into his arms. What s wrong Ashley When is Mommy coming home Daddy by . 2 She should be home anytime Pumpkin. .