You jumped around and made as much noise as possible in an attempt to get your uncle's attention, but it's no use. You watched him with a horrible sinking sensation in your stomach as he got up from the bar and started to leave, in your direction. As he lifted one of his leather boots into the air, you come to a split second decision. You made a guess as to where it would land and took off like a shot, jumping at the last second to grab ahold of one of the laces. You latched yourself onto it as tightly as you could, and tried to keep your focus as the world spun around you.
Your uncle left the bar and headed towards his truck, unaware of the extra passenger he had picked up. Along the way a local cop and friend of your Uncle's named Logan pulled his car out from behind the bar.
"Hey Russ! Do I need to ask you how many you've had to drink?"
Russ swore.
"No, Logan. I wasn't going to drive anywhere."
"Uh huh. Well, instead of waiting on a cab, why don't you just come with me and I'll drive you home this time."
"That sounds just great," Russ replied. He grabbed a few things from his truck and hopped into the passenger compartment of the cop's car. Logan drove him the several miles back to his house, chatting with him along the way.
For the entire drive you debated what to do. Your uncle seemed like a good choice to fix this, since he was both family and someone that you could probably trust. On the other hand, a police officer would be able to do more, and it seemed like a good idea to cut out the middle man. A minute before pulling up into the driveway at your Uncle's property outside of town he lifted his leg up and propped his foot on top of his knee. Your grip on the shoelace wavered as you bounced around. Logan shoved Russ' foot out of the way.
"Hey! No messes in here. I'm doing you a favor."
"Pfft." Your uncle said with an exhale. "Like it matters if you get dust on your donuts."
They arrived and he exited the car, thanking Logan for the ride.
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