She drives away, of all things, in a minivan, about the last vehicle I’d ever expect to see Vicky Townsend driving. But she has a different life now, different priorities.
I stand where I am for a while, waiting for the heaviness in my chest to subside, choking back emotion, until hypothermia becomes a real possibility. I finally manage to smile.
What does the word pithy mean, anyway?
I thought it meant clever, but turns out, from a quick search on my phone, it’s defined in two ways. One, “consisting of or abounding in pith,” which is a big help. Two: “concise and forcefully expressive.” Nothing about being witty or humorous or sardonic? If I were mad and said, “Shit!”， that would be concise and forcefully expressive. So that would qualify as a pithy comment?
That doesn’t seem right. Not at all. I might need to add “pithy” to my list. This is going to require extensive thought. . . .