Apologies for the loooong wait! I will resume updating as regularly as I can, no more giant breaks hopefully :)
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When Sang arose from her slumber, she noticed two things: first, that the car had stopped moving, and second that it was night time. She wondered if they had finally arrived the safe house, but a glance out of the window showed that they were at a service station. They must have just arrived since all the guys were still in the car, muttering amongst themselves. Sang lifted her head from Gabriel's shoulder and hoped she hadn't unconsciously drooled on him while she was asleep.
"How was your nap?" asked Gabriel.
"Uh, fine," replied Sang, yawning. She was more tired than she'd thought.
"You sure snore hella loud," chirped North from the front.
"I don't snore." retorted Sang. When she and Marie had shared a room when they were younger, Sang could never sleep because of Marie's relentless snoring.
"You do." Said North.
"Do not." Responded Sang.
"Do too..." Replied North.
"Do not." Persisted Sang.
"She doesn't snore," interrupted Gabriel. "She was right next to me. The snoring you probably heard was Kota."
"Hey," protested Kota, turning to give Gabriel a stern look. "I wasn't even sleeping and I don't snore. Anyway, snoring is practically a medical condition, it can't be helped."
"Whatever you say, doc." Replied North. "The other car's just arrived. I'm gonna refill the gas and get some stuff from the store. Anyone wanna switch cars?" asked North, reaching for the car door. Sang didn't particularly want to switch cars since she was comfortable in the car she was in. Well, as comfortable as a hostage could be. She also didn't want to switch because Owen was in the other car and he put her off. When no one replied, North rolled his eyes. "Come on guys."
"I'll switch." Volunteered Kota, getting out and stretching his legs.
"Good." Accepted North. He dumped the keys on the driver's seat and got out of the car to fill up the gas. Sang had a plan.
"I think I might get out and stretch too." Said Victor, who had been quiet up until that point.
"Yeah, same." Agreed Gabriel.
"I think I'll stay in here. It seems a little too cold out." Said Sang, faking a chill and rubbing her arms.
"Fine. No funny business though, yeah?" said Gabriel, exiting the car with Victor. No funny business indeed, thought Sang. Victor and Gabriel exited the car and walked over to the other Academy car. This left Sang alone in the car. With the keys. Guys could be so naïve sometimes. She immediately locked all the doors and waited for North to finish filling up the car. Once he was done and went into the store, Sang clambered over and on to the driver's seat, picking up the keys. Sang had never driven with a bullet shot wound in her shoulder before. This will be quite the experience, she thought grimly.
She turned on the engine and the car roared to life. She saw Kota, Victor and Gabriel turn their heads from the other car, wondering what was going on. She winked at them before flooring the gas and getting the hell out of dodge. Escape was sweet.
