Time Of His Lives

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Grief [ /ɡriːf/ ] - Intense sorrow especially caused by someone's death .

He lay on the driver's and co-driver's seat and shook like a leaf , an aftermath of the taser . He felt as though his body was a wire conducting electricity then , just like that , it was over . A sigh left his lips and he attempted to move himself . A thought then crossed his mind and he shot up , checking if he had his clothes on . Another sigh escaped his lips and he crossed over to his seat to think about what just transpired . " Was it real ? I mean , the tasing was real . " He muttered to himself and leaned forward to rub his hands over his face stressfully . He looked outside and frowned in wonder when he realized that time did not seem to have passed . His hand went into his pocket to take out his phone and he gasped on seeing what time it was .

His intuition was correct , time had not passed at all .

" What the hell is happening to me ? " He groaned and reclined the seat to lay back . Maybe it was a prank ? What a ludicrous idea . That had to be some elaborate and well thought out plan . Sean wasn't smart enough to coordinate it . Side effects of all the weed he smoked in his life till now maybe ? It could be possible . It could . It had to be . Otherwise the last option in his mind was that he was slowly but surely losing his marbles . That wasn't a good option . Not at all . Just look at what it did to Alice and her ' Wonderland ' . A frustrated cry made its way out of his mouth and he sat up , smacking his head with his palm in a bid to clear his thoughts .

" It's the car . " He concluded with a maniacal laugh . " You trying to drive me insane , right ? " He laughed and patted the dashboard . Then he came back to his senses and groaned in exasperation at what his ' trips ' were driving him to . What was their essence , anyway ? To madden him ? Well then mission half-accomplished ! Or , like in the movies , was there a higher power involved trying to teach him a lesson ? He grunted and laid back on the seat , shutting his eyes to gather his muddled thoughts . After what felt like hours , he came to a conclusion .

If the car had anything to do with it , he'd have to first confirm it .

Sean opened the car and glared at Isaac . " Are you kidding me now ? " He groaned in irritation . Chris and Stella got in and Chris frowned slightly on seeing Isaac , " You came back to the car ? " Isaac sat up and frowned back at Chris , " What ? Did I get into the café ? " " Yeah , dude . You even had a cup of coffee . " Stella got in and sat as he straightened his seat . " Here's your food . " Sean scowled at him and thrust the brown bag towards Isaac . Isaac took the bag and frowned in thought , tuning out their discussion about how weird his actions were .

" Interesting . . . " Isaac muttered under his breath and dug into his breakfast .

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Dayville turned to John Day then to Mount Vernon and finally to Prairie City . Sean was a speed demon on the road and at times Stella would force him to slow down by screeching into his ear and smacking his arm without relent . " We didn't even get to stop over to check out the mountains . " Stella whined in the backseat and Isaac knew what Sean would say even before he spoke it . " Can we agree to sight-see Oregon after we are coming back from the other states ? " Sean did not bother to look back and fidgeted a bit in his seat . Sean was still scared about what their dad would do . Isaac couldn't blame him , he was worried too . A pang of regret griped at his insides for stealing the ATM card .

" Okay ? " Sean asked and Stella grumbled in agreement . Isaac gave a curt nod and Chris snored in the back . A satisfied sigh escaped his lips and he eased into the driver's seat . Isaac rolled his eyes at Sean . Sean loved to show who's in charge . Isaac dug into his bag and smiled on feeling the cold surface of a bottle . " I missed you . " He muttered to the cold beer in his hand and opened the bottle using his teeth . Swallowing a greedy gulp , he leaned back and turned to face the window . Mountains splashed the background , piercing into the purple star-dotted sky . The view was photography worthy . He didn't want to get his phone , though . The many texts he imagined he'd received from his dad and mom were enough to put him on edge . " Could you stop ? I've got to piss . " Chris shot up and shook Sean . Isaac , Stella and Sean jumped at the suddenness of his actions . Sean quietly cursed and pulled over by the side of the road once the coast was clear . Chris barged out and Isaac contemplated using this to achieve proof of his theory . " I've got to go too . " He announced and opened the door . " Be quick . " Sean snapped and looked outside his window . Isaac nodded and turned to face outside . He set his foot outside and pulled himself out of the car , eyes shut .

When he opened them , it was still dark . Until a door was spun open and a mournful face stared back at him , weeping . " Where the hell did I land ? " He wondered aloud .

SONG ; Lonely Boy - The Black Keys .