“I’m hungry.” Miah looked out at the valley below them that looked exactly like the last one. And the one before that. And before that.
Connor kept his eyes on the foggy road and murmured back, “There's a ton of food in the backpack that we bought at that gas station.”
Miah sighed and pulled out the backpack, choosing a granola bar.
“I’m cold,” Gail called.
“Then turn the AC down back there.”
“It’s off. It’s coming from up there.”
He grumbled, “Fine,” and turned down the AC in the front. “Better?”
She nodded, and replied, “Yes, a little.”
Connor watched the road as the fog around them thickened. When it began to drizzle, it was even harder to see, and Miah grew uneasy. He wasn’t speeding, but he wasn’t going very slowly, either.
“Connor, slow down a bit, or you’re gonna get us killed.”
“Relax. I know how to drive.”
“Connor…” Gail cautioned.
“Please slow down—” they passed a ‘Watch For Falling Rocks’ sign and Miah grew more anxious. “This is a dangerous road. And it’s raining. Just slow down a bit—no one’s following us, there’s no reason to rush. Please?”
He turned to her. “Miah. Look. With all these twists and turns in the road, how do we know they’re not just following us from a distance? And I’ve driven in the rain before! Gosh, Miah, I could handle them if they were chasing us, stop worrying! I—”
“Connor, look!” Gail screamed.
He looked ahead, but it was too late.
The three of them screamed as their car toppled off the edge of the cliff and into the valley below.
“I’m cold,” Gail called.
“Then turn the AC down back there.”
“It’s off. It’s coming from up there.”
He grumbled, “Fine,” and turned down the AC in the front. “Better?”
She nodded, and replied, “Yes, a little.”
Connor watched the road as the fog around them thickened. When it began to drizzle, it was even harder to see, and Miah grew uneasy. He wasn’t speeding, but he wasn’t going very slowly, either.
“Connor, slow down a bit, or you’re gonna get us killed.”
“Relax. I know how to drive.”
“Connor…” Gail cautioned.
“Please slow down—” they passed a ‘Watch For Falling Rocks’ sign and Miah grew more anxious. “This is a dangerous road. And it’s raining. Just slow down a bit—no one’s following us, there’s no reason to rush. Please?”
He turned to her. “Miah. Look. With all these twists and turns in the road, how do we know they’re not just following us from a distance? And I’ve driven in the rain before! Gosh, Miah, I could handle them if they were chasing us, stop worrying! I—”
“Connor, look!” Gail screamed.
He looked ahead, but it was too late.
The three of them screamed as their car toppled off the edge of the cliff and into the valley below.
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