In Their Eyes

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   They drive a little bit longer down the road. Alex is asleep in the backseat.

    Trish turns to Darry. "You wanna be sucking in exhaust fumes on the interstate?", Trish asks.

    Darry looks over back at Trish. "No. I love stopping at train tracks every 10 minutes.", Darry says.

No further word came from the sister. Alex still asleep in the backseat.

Darry looks over at Trish again.

"You know theres usually a reason when you like the long way home.", Darry says.

Trish looks back over at Darry. "Gee, maybe i just like the country?", Trish says.

Darry chuckles and rolls his eyes. "Okay.", he mocks.

Trish rolls her eyes once more. "Just drive, brat.", She hisses.

"Im only thinking the same thing mom and dad are gonna think.", Darry says.

She looks back at him. "How come youre driving home for spring break with baby brother?", Darry pauses.

"Not heading off somehwere with 'Mr. Poly-Sci-Track-Team-Guy?", Darry asks.

Trish, already annoyed with Darry, looks out into the endless fields and meadows.

"And ill tell you what id tell them: none of your goddamn business.", she hisses.

A moment of silence passes. Trish begins to change the station on the radio.

"Just saying, if you broke it off with him, you should at least figure out what youre gonna tell mom and dad.", Darry says.

Trish continues to change the station on the radio.

"Besides, they were the ones in love with the guy.", Darry says.

Darry smiles to himself. After searching, nothing was good for Trish so she turns the radio off, frustrated.

"You wanted the back way home. Thats 10 hours of preachers, and-",

"Could you just possibly shut up and just drive, Please.", Trish cuts Darry off.

The whole time, Darry is grinning to himself.

"You... broke my heart.", Darry begins to sing. Little do they all know, the camper they passed had turned down a different road.

Not far behind, someone... or something is fast approaching.

"Now i can find... duct tape to put it together for you", Darry continues to sing.

As Darry is singing, Trish begins to smile. Darry smiles with her.

"Come on, girl. Sing along now.", Darry says.

"Im gonna make you... i thought i wanted to cry... i didnt know your were evil... or that you would hurt me.
Mr. Poli star track team guy... turns out, your a twit...", Darry sings but is soon cut off by a blaring horn behind them.

A dark truck is tailgating them, blasting their horn.

"Jesus!", Darry swerves. Alex is immediately awaken from his nap in the back seat.

The truck is almost a black with rust all over. An older truck.

"Darry!", Alex yells from the backseat. "Whats this guy trying to do?!", Darry says.

Darry looks in his rearview mirror to see the driver of the truck but the windows are heavily tinted.

Darry tries to tell the driver to go around him but the driver appears to ignore him and keeps tailgating while laying on his horn.