Leave Before You're Left

About this work

Tyronne drives a rig, hauling freight across endless highways, his life a series of exits and temporary stops. Cheryl clocks in for grueling hospital shifts, patching up lives while her own threatens to unravel. Their paths cross in the fluorescent glow of a truck stop diner, a place where bad coffee and raw honesty are served in equal measure. He's a man of few words, accustomed to leaving before he's left. She's a woman who knows what it's like to build walls around herself, even as pain threatens to break them down. What begins as a series of accidental encounters evolves into something fragile, built on shared silences and unexpected vulnerabilities. Can two people so adept at self-preservation find a way to stay, or are some routes destined to end in lonely departure?