Snippet #1568475

Arya was not a happy camper. At least, not yet. She had been driving since morning and besides the lunch break had not had the freedom to move like the other girls. She shifted a little to the right and tucked her left leg underneath her bottom. Not only that, but someone in the back thought fit to drink all of her Jolts. Those were caffeinated specially so she could pay attention while driving. Or so she told herself. Either way, she was grumpy.

The blond glanced at the map and directions tapped to the dashboard in front of her. The girls originally planned to take a GPS, but Arya had quickly put an end to that discussion by almost breaking it. They had been travelling through open country for the most part, passing the occasional gas station or tiny town. Arya didn’t even want to think about what would happen if someone got hurt. Did they even have hospitals in places with less than 5,000 people?

The town should be just around a corner--- ah, there it was.

It wasn’t impressive by any means. Clean, sure, but small. Very few two-story buildings in sight. They slowed as Arya turned down Main and the girl glanced around as they drove. It was one of those places where everything was family owned. There was the grocery, laundry mat, hardware… was everything on one street? They wouldn’t find a chain store in the entire town. She heard Selena stir beside her and took a peek at the girl, wondering if she was sleep talking again.

After Selena took a sip of her drink, Arya responded. “Close, I think. We have to go through town and through the woods, to grandmothers house we go.” At the last part, she lowered her voice and half sang the words. “I think it’s a straight path from there, but the directions end once it tells us to turn onto the dirt. The road to the house itself might take a while. And,” she sent a sly glance to the younger girl, “you have no idea what a guy’s ‘stiffness’ feels like anyways.”