PURSUING CHROME REFLECTIONS ON A DUSTY ROAD

The sun beat down relentlessly on the parched earth, kicking up specks of dust with every passing vehicle. The road stretched before me, an artery of cracked asphalt snaking through the vastness. I squinted, my eyes drawn to the gleaming reflections in a discarded chrome bumper, sunken amongst the tumbleweeds. It was a fleeting moment of beauty, a