The Woman Who Counted the Cars on Route 17

In the autumn of 2009, Luna's car broke down on a deserted stretch of Route 17 outside the small town of Draper, Missouri. With no cell service and the nearest gas station twelve miles away, she walked to the only light she could see — a rundown diner called the Rusty Spoon. Inside, a woman named Margaret sat alone at the counter, counting every car that passed on a notepad. She'd been doing it for forty-three years. Margaret claimed she was waiting for a specific vehicle — a green sedan with a cracked windshield — that would mean her daughter was coming home. Luna stayed through the night, watching the road with her, and by dawn she understood something about waiting that she'd never known before. This is a story about the spaces between hope and despair, and the people who fill them with small rituals to keep from breaking. #FexingoHorror #HorrorPodcast #BedtimeForTheBrave #Luna #Route17 #DraperMissouri #RustySpoonDiner #Margaret #GreenSedan #CrackedWindshield #CountingCars #Autumn #2009 #SmallTownHorror #AtmosphericHorror #SlowBurn #Grief #Waiting Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo