Adeline frowned, momentarily confused. “Richard, stop!” she called after him, but he pushed forward, the sound of her voice lost to the pounding rain and the engine’s growl. He thought it was all in good fun. Soon enough, she’d be mad, but she always forgave him. She always came back.
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But when he checked the rearview mirror, her figure in the distance looked smaller, vanishing into the dark. He kept driving, a quiet smirk playing on his lips, until the thrill of the joke began to fade.