The Hitchhiker
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Chapter 2
In the last chapter I meant New York not Santa Rosa but it was the Coronado Fwy, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Somehow Gabriella was still in the car with Troy and they had long gone past the Junction 139 and where now on Tuner Tumpike Toll Road to New York. Well that is were Troy was headed and it seemed to him that Gabriella had wanted to get as far away from Albuquerque as possible and it was 1993 miles so. And anyway Gabriella was asleep so that is the main reason she was still in the car.
It was around 6 pm when Gabriella work up cramped and starving. The sky was pitch black.
"Where are we?" asked Gabriella
"Where just about to stop in St Louis," replied Troy pulling the car into a McDonald's parking lot.
"St Louis I asked you to drop me at the John Kilpatrick turnpike," grumbled Gabriella
"Were do you want to go?" asked Troy
"Huh?" asked Gabriella
"Where are you heading?" asked Troy
"New York," answered Gabriella
"Well you just got yourself a free ride to New York I'm heading there as well," he said
"You coming in?" he asked
Gabriella shakes her head.
"Not to make you should like a charity case but I'll pay," offers Troy
Gabriella shakes her head "Not hungry," she mutters but her stomach disagrees as it growls.
"How about I get you something and when you get a job in New York you can pay me back," suggested Troy
"I don't want to burden you," whispered Gabriella
"Buying a $5 meal from McDonald's isn't a burden to me I don't want to see you get hurt and not eating will get you hurt," explained Troy
"Why?" asked Gabriella
"I don't know it's just something so what do you want?" asked Troy
"I don't know can't decided between a McChicken Sandwich meal or a double cheeseburger meal," said Gabriella
"Why don't you get a McChicken Sandwich and a double cheeseburger with fires then," said Troy
"Can we eat in the car I don't want anyone to see me eat all that," laughed Gabriella
Troy nodded and opened the car door.
"Can I have a chocolate milkshake please oh a side of order of chicken nuggets oh and make my meal a large," said Gabriella
Troy laughed and looked at her.
"What I'm hungry," she shrugged
"You are un like any girl I have known and that is in a good way," he said
"Thanks I think," said Gabriella
"Would you like a McFlurry with that?" asked Troy
Gabriella thought for a minute and then smiled and nodded her head. "Smarties please,"
Troy laughed and headed into the restaurant and Gabriella slipped into the back of the car and got changed.
When Troy came back to the car he was laded down with food. A drink and McFlurry holder was held in his left hand while his right hand clutch to big McDonalds bags.
Gabriella leaned over and opened the driver's door for him and he slid in passing her the bags and holder.
"Can you wait 10 mins or so to eat those there's a motel at the road we can stop there for the night," said Troy
"Yeah and I'll pay I have my dad's credit card and by the time he realizes it is missing I'll be a long way away," said Gabriella
"You should get that money but in a bank account and get a new card so he can't track you down," said Troy
"I also have 2 grand in cash should I use that instead?" asked Gabriella
"That might be a better idea if you don't want him to find you," said Troy
Gabriella nodded and stuck her nose inside the McDonalds bag inhaling deeply.
"What did you get?" she asked
"Large McChicken Sandwich meal, fries and a diet coke," said Troy
"McFlurry?" she asked as they pulled into the car park of the motel
"Kit Kat I actually got a cheeseburger as well," said Troy
"Trying to keep up with me?" asked Gabriella
"I've been on the road since 9am I haven't stopped for lunch," said Troy
"I'll grab the food you grab the bags," said Gabriella
"Yes Ma'am," said Troy as he grabbed Gabriella's backpack and his suitcase.
He followed into the motel and they were able to get the last room in the place which just happened to be a double.
Not stopping to freshen up they dumped there bags and sat down to eat. The room provided a double bed, bathroom, TV, coffee and tea and a table. There was selection of muffins and dried cereal and little milks for breakfast.
"I say we double back in the morning and get a McDonalds breakfast," said Troy
"Hmm yeah. Coffee and chocolate muffin along with a sausage, cheese and bacon roll and pancakes with syrup," moaned Gabriella
"That sounds good but I get Breakfast wrap and a coffee," said Troy
"Nothing else?" asked Gabriella
"If I'm really hungry a bacon, cheese and sausage roll," Troy
"Well I don't know about you but I'm stuffed and going to use the bathroom," said Gabriella
It taken the pair only minutes to eat their huge meals which said a lot for their appetites.
"Yeah that's fine you freshen up or whatever I use it after you. But I'm only going to shower in the morning," said Troy
"I prefer to shower at night rather go to bed with wet hair then go out with wet hair," said Gabriella
"There's a hair dryer right there," said Troy pointing
"Didn't your mother tell you it's rude to point," laughed Gabriela "I'm too lazy to use a hairdryer my arms get tired," she added
"Then how about you shower and I'll dry your hair cuz if we're sharing a bed I don't want to share a bed with wet hair," said Troy
"I'll take you up on that offer but you'll have to brush it. Here take my mobile if my dad rings or jack do not answer actually do not answer to anyone. I have a new sim in my bad but I'm not sure how to set it all up," said Gabriella
"Want me to do it while you in the shower?" asked Troy
"Yeah transfer all my numbers onto my phone including dad's and jacks so I know that it's them and then sort the sim out. And then when I get out the shower I'll text the people I want to know my number and let them know I'm ok," said Gabriella before she went into the bathroom.
"Don't forget your clothes," shouted Troy
"I'm wearing them," said Gabriella but then she poked her head out of the bathroom
"You don't mind if I wash my underwear in the shirt and leave it up to dry over night do you?" she asked
Troy shook his head already busy with Gabriella's phone. "You can use the hair dryer in the morning if they're not completely dry," said Troy
"Do you think we'll reach New York tomorrow or will it take a couple more days," she shouted as she turned on the shower.
"If we drive all tomorrow we could reach it but since I'm the one driving it'll be the day after depends on what time we set of in the morning.
"What if we get up at 7 and aim to leave half past slash quarter to," shouted Gabriella
"Well it's 16 hours and 54 mins so call it 17 hours say 18 if we stop for lunch 18 hours if we get up leave at 8 we'll get there around 2am so I reckon the day after if we drive till 6pm again or 8pm maybe we won't have so much to do the next day," said Troy
"Yeah that's sounds good," shouted Gabriella as she shut the shower off.
She came out of the bathroom and grabbed something for her bag before heading back into the other room.
"Or we could drive until 2am and get there and then you could crash at my apartment," said Troy
"I'll think about it," said Gabriella coming out of the bathroom clothed
"Want me to do your hair?" asked Troy
"Please," Gabriella nodded
"And your phone is done," said Troy handing it too her
"I'll do you a swap hair dryer and brush for the phone," said Gabriella
Troy got down to brushing Gabriella's hair though while drying it as Gabriella texted her three closet friends back in Albuquerque the three friends who had stuck by her for life who also thought that Jack was well a Jackass. Those friends were Taylor, Sharpay and Kelsi.
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