Panel 1: Sara starts up the truck, thinking, "How long has it been since I last drove? Three or four years at least."

Panel 2: Sara sits in the driver's seat gripping the very large steering wheel, thinking "This is not how I'd like to jump back in... Think calm thoughts. Yeah, right."

Panel 3: Sara's driving the truck on a highway with a line of cars behind her beeping at how slow she's going.

Panel 4: Sara is walking down the stoop carrying a box to the moving truck.

Panel 5: [text only] Loading up the truck was much easier than the drive had been. The truck still looked empty when I'd almost finished.

Panel 6: Sara's in the moving van adding a box to the pile, and a whistling note can be heard from outside.

Panel 7: Sara is trying to get a mattress down the front stoop; she has it balanced behind her, while saying "Fuck" in frustration. She's thinking, "My bed, saved for last, proved to be a bit difficult."

Panel 8: Sara's holding the mattress precariously; she hears whistling notes followed by "Need some help?"

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Playlist:
The Smithereens / House We Used to Live In (1988) / YouTube

(The Smithereens are a New Jersey band from Carteret; you may think you're not familiar with them but you've probably at least heard Only a Memory...)

 

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