Flash! Fiction 3 by Peter McMillan - HTML preview
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The first man was going to Danvers on family business. The second, his ride, was going to a small community — not even incorporated — south of Danvers. A funeral, he said.
For 20 minutes they rode with not another word between them, only the radio. Chris broke the silence when he heard an ad for a personal injury attorney. "Damn lawyers. Ruining the country. My Economics professor used to say were the pallbearers of society."
"Could be. Did your professor have a bad experience?"
"Well, I don't know. We didn't ask. We just assumed he was talking theoretically. Why? What difference does it make?"
"Maybe none. Couldn't say."
"Well, I can say. From my personal experience they're ambulance chasers. A drag on the economy and it's a sham that they protect the underdog."
"May be."
"Our family company has been in business since the '20s providing good jobs for the people of Danvers, and now we're in the middle of a class action lawsuit that could destroy us."
"You don't say."
"You mean you haven't heard about this? I thought you were from nearby."