Tom
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	small
																	 
																	town
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Nebraska
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	The
																	 
																	town
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	called
																	 
																	Fremont
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	it's
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	half
																	 
																	an
																	 
																	hour
																	 
																	from
																	 
																	Omaha
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	biggest
																	 
																	city
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Nebraska
																	.
																	 
																	But
																	 
																	Tom
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	truck
																	 
																	driver
																	,
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	he
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	out
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	town
																	,
																	 
																	too
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	He
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	from
																	 
																	Nebraska
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	Texas
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	California
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	New
																	 
																	York
																	.
																	 
																	Wherever
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	boss
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	him
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	go
																	.
																	 
																	He
																	 
																	spends
																	 
																	5
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	6
																	 
																	days
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	road
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	then
																	 
																	he's
																	 
																	back
																	 
																	at
																	 
																	home
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	few
																	 
																	days
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	rest
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Nebraska
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	agriculture
																	,
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	usually
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	truck
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	full
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	beef
																	,
																	 
																	pork
																	,
																	 
																	corn
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	soybeans
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	He
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	wife
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	two
																	 
																	kids
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Nebraska
																	.
																	 
																	His
																	 
																	wife's
																	 
																	name
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	Janine
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	kids
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	Katie
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	Walker
																	.
																	 
																	Katie
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	4
																	 
																	years
																	 
																	old
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	Walker
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	2
																	.
																	 
																	He
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	wife
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	kids
																	 
																	very
																	 
																	much
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	he
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	bad
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	doesn't
																	 
																	spend
																	 
																	more
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	them
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	When
																	 
																	he's
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	road
																	,
																	 
																	driving
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	truck
																	,
																	 
																	Tom
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	hotels
																	.
																	 
																	He
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	breakfast
																	,
																	 
																	lunch
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	dinner
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	truck
																	 
																	stop
																	 
																	diners
																	.
																	 
																	A
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	breakfast
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	state
																	,
																	 
																	lunch
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	another
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	dinner
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	another
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Today
																	,
																	 
																	he's
																	 
																	driving
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	New
																	 
																	York
																	.
																	 
																	He's
																	 
																	driving
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	refrigerated
																	 
																	truck
																	 
																	full
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	beef
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	supermarket
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Manhattan
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	He
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	job
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	sometimes
																	 
																	it's
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	bit
																	 
																	boring
																	.
																	 
																	He
																	 
																	spends
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	time
																	 
																	alone
																	,
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	road
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	feels
																	 
																	lonely
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Tomorrow
																	,
																	 
																	he'll
																	 
																	arrive
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	New
																	 
																	York
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	after
																	 
																	unloading
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	truck
																	,
																	 
																	he'll
																	 
																	go
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	sleep
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	hotel
																	.
																	 
																	The
																	 
																	next
																	 
																	day
																	,
																	 
																	he'll
																	 
																	reload
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	truck
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	something
																	 
																	else
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	drive
																	 
																	back
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	Nebraska
																	.
																	 
																	He's
																	 
																	looking
																	 
																	forward
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	seeing
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	family
																	 
																	again
																	.