Episode 2

I place my elbow on the thin window sill, gazing as all the trees and roads I grew up around flew past my eyes. I look down at the door and push the small black glowing button to pull down the window, only to close it once we emerge onto the highway. The highway is lit with the lights gazing upon all the cars. All seeming to be in a rush, all except the small bright yellow cab car I was in. I wasn’t in any rush, in fact, I could care less if it took hours to get to the airport. I was entertained enough by watching the lights, looking as though they turn off every time we speed past a gap between two of them. I zone out, my eyes still staring out the window. But I am no longer staring at the passing lights, instead of my eyes now follow a car that had suddenly crashed into the ditch along the side of the road. I stare at the car, smoke rising more and more by each passing second. “The car is going to blow up with the person inside of it if they don’t get out soon,” I think to myself. Although no one seems to be leaving the vehicle. My eyes move from the hood of the car where the smoke was coming, to the license plate. “C7Y 6P9L” it reads. Suddenly I gasp, I recognized that license plate. It was my friend Abby. “ Excuse me,” I call up to the driver's seat, one of my hands grasping firmly at the leather seat in front of me and the other one fumbling at my seat belt. “ Um sorry to ask this but could you pull over quickly?” I say nervously. “Sure” he replies although his tone doesn’t match his answer. I mean what do I expect, it was bound to be near midnight now and no one really wants to be driving around right now. “Thanks,” I say rushed. I pull the door open as fast as I could and carefully hop out and land on the damp grass, still slightly wet from last nights rainfall. I race down the ditch to the small black car. I grab the handle to the door and swing it open violently. “Abby” I whisper .“ABBY!” I say louder as I shake her awake and unbuckle her. I take her out of the car and stumble back up the hill of the ditch. Sinking more and more into the mud with every step. I set her into the back seat and get in. “Thanks for waiting,”  I tell the cab driver as he resumes the drive. About five minutes in Abby comes back to her senses. “Where am I,” she asks confused as she rubs

her head with a scrunched face.  “Your car was smoking so I came and took you out,” I tell her still gazing out the window, not daring to make eye contact in case she finds out something was wrong. But it was too late. “What’s wrong,” she asks as I feel her stare from the back of my head. I’ve never been able to lie to Abby so I come clean about everything. After ten minutes of explaining she says nothing for a while, I do the same. The silence crept around the entire backseat of the cab. Suddenly the silence breaks when Abby says “I want to come too.” with a smile. I stare at her for what felt like days but was probably only a minute. “You can’t. My family kicked me out while yours didn’t so you should stay here. Plus I don’t want to put this on you as well.” I tell her. “Actually….” she starts. “What?” I ask her. “I kinda did get kicked out for not being the perfect daughter and all to my family so I am going on an adventure and if you are too I’d love to do it with my best friend.” She tells me looking into my eyes now that I have turned my head towards hers. “But” I start but I already know she won't give up. So I sigh and look at her in the eyes. “You better not regret this," I tell her knowing I can't say no to her. She smiles and gives me a big hug. "Thank you so much," she tells me. Then a voice interrupts us from the front. "We're here," the cab driver says. I smile and glance at Abby. "Okay!" I tell him.

***Download NovelToon to enjoy a better reading experience!***