#749 Accidents- Thomas Glave
The story opens with a large mob of people crushing to get a look at an accident. Cars, mangled bodies splayed in pools of blood, and people everywhere clamoring for a better view. Melvin and his boyfriend finally get to the front where the police are forcibly keeping the crowd back, but quickly flee when the view makes them sick.
This view keeps Thomas up for days. He has a history with accidents and this one may be one too many. He can’t sleep, can't function, can’t decipher reality from nightmare. When Melvin finally drives him to the hospital for an evaluation, the speed of the moving car freaks him out and causes his own accident.
Notable Passage: “Loving another man wasn’t strange; people can’t hate the idea enough to change it, for us or anybody.”
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