Road Trip

1

Justin

I stand in the bathroom, leaning against the sink. The lighting was dim. My heart was pounding. I reach out and turn the sink on. Hearing the water relaxed me just a little.

"Hey Justin, you almost done in there? You have to be at Ellen in a about two hours and you know how traffic is." Scooters voice blared through the door.

"Just a minute." I shouted back at him.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror. Platinum blonde hair covered half of my face. My eyes held tears I've been holding back.
"You can do this. Last bottle." I whispered to myself. Quickly, I picked up the orange medicine bottle and popped the top off.
I closed my eyes and let the contents spill into the sink, dissolving under the water and sinking down the drain. I reached out once again and turned the water off slowly. Its done. I'm done.

Vanessa

"So where exactly are we going?" Alex asks me. It was my turn to drive and I was concentrated on the road ahead of me.

"Uh, anywhere?" I respond. "Kinda just winging it you know?" I smile at her in the rear view mirror.

"Really? You know where your going? I mean I would love to be in Mexico but I don't have a passport." Alex gives me a sarcastic look.

"Listen, we are no where near Mexico so please sit back and enjoy the ride to wherever we're going." I smile back at her as she flops against the seat.

Carter gives me a side glance from the passenger seat and I shake my head. "What?"

"We should figure out where we're going." Carter chuckles and looks back out toward the road.

As we pass the sign that says 'Welcome to California' it hits me.
"We're going to Malibu."

"Really?" Alex squeals from the back. "Yes! Yeah! Let's go there!"

"Efgeh.." Mya awakes from her slumber with a groan. "Why the squealing? I was taking a good nap."

"We're going to Malibu." Carter turns around in her seat and holds out her hand to high five Mya.

"Shhh, I'm going back to sleep." Mya covers her face with the blanket.

"Rude." Carter huffs and turns back around.

I reach out to turn the volume up when I notice what song is playing on the radio.

You're so indecisive is what I'm saying
Tryna catch the beat make up your heart
don't know if you're happy you're complaining
Don't want for us to win where do I start

"First you wanna go to the left, then you wanna turn right! Argue all day make love all night!" I sang along to my favorite song.

"First you're up then you're down and then between! Oh I really wanna know, what do you mean?" By now Carter and Alex have joined the singing fest and we were screaming our lungs out. Mya lets out another groan before deciding to come out from under the blanket. She shakes her head then smiles wide.

"What do you mean? When you nod your head yes, but you wanna say no, what do you mean?" We all sang along while I watched the road carefully. Laughs were heard as they each did their own weird little dance to the beat.

This is what I needed. I needed to get away from Seattle and all the drama that comes with it and just live. Even if it required to be stuck in a car for a while. This is the life. No worries, no cares, just going with the flow.

Justin

"So who are you dating right now?"

I sucked in a breath. "Um.."