Junior, white-knuckling the wheel, tried not to pay Reggie’s growing moans any mind but it was hard.
He sounded wounded and in a lot of pain. “You okay ?” he asked, trying to divert his eyes to look at him but the road curved mercilessly.
Reggie had dug round the back pack that was still in the SUV and found the cell phone but here was no signal. “Yeah, yeah,” Reggie groaned. “Watch the road. I’m okay.”
“I’m scare d Reggie. I’m scared!” Junior confessed. This was no time to joke. There was no humor in this situation at all. “I know.” Twisting wheel suddenly Junior followed the quick turning road. “This doesn’t feel familiar. I think we’re lost! I think we’re lost!” Junior panicked.
“We can’t be Junior. There’s only one road.” “No there isn’t. You weren’t driving. There were little roads that veered off. I think we veered off!” “No we didn’t!” Reggie growled while attempting to sit up in the seat.
“Shit! I wish I could see,” Junior cried out, just as a car with blinding high beams headed straight at them. “Shit!” Junior screamed twisting the wheel sharply to miss the oncoming car. The twist of the wheel caused the large vehicle to head into the shallow soft shoulder. “Oh no! We’re stuck!” Junior panicked.
“Don’t panic,” Reggie said, trying to reach for him with the arm that still worked, but missed.
Junior was opening the door.
“Stay in here!” Reggie called.
Junior ran around to the front of the car.Reggie could see Junior’s wide eyes reflecting off the headlights like a deer frozen in fear from the horrible sight he was seeing.“What?” Reggie called, lowering the window.
“We’re so stuck mannn!” Junior lamented, slapping the sides of his head.
Reggie then opened the door, dragging himself from the front seat and out of the car. He could see Junior’s eyes. They were covering him, noticing his leg dragging.
“My God Reggie, your leg…your leg is dead man. You’re dying man! Dude killed you!” Junior was freaking out.
“I’m not dying,” Reggie hedged. He didn’t know for sure if he was fact or not but now was not the time to throw Junior any deeper into already panicked state. “My shit is just sleep. I think Dude just shot me with a tranquilizer…like what he gave Julia before…”
Both boys suddenly thought about Julia at the same time. Regret caused them both to swallow thick lumps that formed in their throats. “I wish…” Reggie began.
Junior nodded, knowingly. “Me too,” Junior chimed in. Just then the car with the lights was headed back. They could see it from far away.
Junior ran around to the driver’s side and snatched open the door, quickly grabbing the cell phone from off the seat where they had been waiting to get a signal. He stood in the road waving it back and forth, knowing the reflection from the face of it would appear strobe-like—at least it work for the bus drivers back home. The car approached quickly seemingly headed towards them.
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