Some time in the night, Miah tried to roll over in her sleep and bumped into the window. Woken abruptly, she sat up straight, rubbed her head, and looked at the dark road. Sparsely placed street lamps illuminated parts of the road before them, but for that the world was dark. The sky was black, but for a dim glow at the horizon.
She yawned and pushed her hair back into place. “Where are we?”
Connor murmured, “Tennessee.”
Miah rubbed her eyes. “Wow, that far already?” Somehow the time had slipped by without her noticing it, in a startling way that made her want to stop everything and go back to the way it was. She sobered for a moment, knowing they could not stop.
He nodded. “You should try to fall back to sleep; it’s 3 AM.”
She sighed and leaned back, closing her eyes. Then she sat back up again. “Where do you think they took Ben?”
Connor glanced over at her. “I don’t know.”
She settled back into the seat, looking at the dark sky. “I wish I could be with him. Even if we were captive.”
He shook his head. But he started to get an idea. He looked at her. “You know, that just might work.”
She blinked. “What?”
“What if…” He checked a sign they passed under. “If we let them catch us and put us in the same place as him, then maybe we could escape. If we brought along the right equipment, and concealed it…” He raised an eyebrow. “Hmm.”
Miah kicked off her shoes. “Well…I’m going to go back to sleep. I’m too tired to think.” She yawned and closed her eyes, settling back down into a comfortable position. Let him think up his own plan, she thought. I'm not one for plotting and scheming anyways.
Connor sighed and resumed his crouch over the wheel, mulling over his idea. As a plan began to form, he began watching the signs along the road. Finding what he was looking for, he took the exit. Silently, he pulled into the parking lot of a Burger King, took out his laptop, and connected to their WiFi. He then put his plan into action.
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