Finally, we managed to get Kate into Sarah's car. Who knew we'd end up helping a criminal? Wow. We could get in serious trouble for this.
"So, tell me again," I picked a bobby pin out from underneath my hair and gave it to Kate. "What are we gonna do when we get back to your place?"
"I haven't exactly thought that one out yet…" Sarah took a corner sharply. She should really drive more carefully, if we were to get pulled over by a cop, I'm playing stupid.
"Oh. Well, you do have food, right? Cause, me being hungry for an extended amount of time ends in me being hungry and cranky."
It was the truth. If you kept me away from food for too long, then you'd have to deal with me and my attitude, which wasn't very nice on a normal basis anyways. But when I'm not in a good mood? Well, it's not pretty.
"Are you seriously talking about food? Now?" Sarah gave me a look.
I shrugged. "Well, what else am I to do? Talk about the weather? Which, by the way, beats Illinois by a long shot."
"Um, maybe think of a way to open those cuffs-"
"You underestimate me, cousin." I looked pointedly at Kate and rolled my eyes. "I gave her a bobby pin like, three minutes ago."
"I don't know whether I should be proud or scared to say we're related."
"Oh, don't worry. If you decide to lock me out, I can pick the door lock too."
"Definitely scared," Sarah glanced at the backseat, where Kate was picking away at the handcuffs. "But in a proud way."
"Yeah, you should be."
But seriously. What are we going to do? It's not like we can just toss Kate out one the streets and just ditch her there when Sarah and I get home. And even if we could, it's like we would anyways. This has got to be the craziest thing to happen to either of us. Ever. And we obviously had to help her out anyways.
We could go to jail. But, I guess that'd be okay. I mean, it's worth helping out Kate! We'd only go to jail if we were to get caught…we could hide out for a few days. But we can't disappear, that's too suspicious…
"Why are you helping me?"
Sarah and I glanced first at each other, than in the backseat to Kate. It was what, the second time she's spoken?
"Well, why wouldn't we?" Sarah questioned.
"Yeah, I mean, you're only like, the coolest person ever. Next to Sawyer, of course, but that's a total different story!"
"Who's Sawyer?"
"Only like, the most awesome person out there!"
Sarah shot me a glare. "Abby, I don't think that's particularly helpful, is it?"
I shrugged. "No, I suppose not, but I still felt like saying it."
Sarah sighed, but was smiling. How does she do that? "We're here,"
"Finally! What, do you live like, an hour away?"
"Actually, it's like fifteen minutes…"
"Well, it felt like an hour, I'm starving." I hopped out of the car, grabbing my four bags from the trunk while assuming Sarah was helping Kate. Though there's not much to do, seeing as she got her cuffs off, and I'm pretty sure that she can open a door for herself now.
"Jeez, Abby! Seriously, you're going to pull a muscle!" Sarah grabbed two of my bags again and managed to unlock her door. We all piled inside, and I dropped my bags with a loud thud.
"Right! Home sweet home. Now, you have food, right? Cause, food helps me think. Thinking leads to ideas. Ideas that could possibly help us to figure out what to do, or they could just end in me being really tired - no, wait, that's a lie. I don't get tired too much. I'm a night owl, so, you know, if we ever need someone to sit watch, I'll totally do it, okay, so-"
"Abby!"
I stopped talking. "What? Why are you so snappy?"
"Well, I didn't think you were so talkative! Plus, we gotta figure out what we're gonna do. Our situation isn't exactly looking so good at the moment." Sarah nodded to the kitchen. "Though I seem to remember that you love Doritos. There's a bag sitting on the counter."
I grinned. "I knew you were my favorite cousin for a reason."
After I grabbed the bag, I ran to the living room, purposely sliding across the hardwood flooring before plopping down on the floor with a pillow. Kate was sitting on the couch, looking confused and hesitant…can you look hesitant? And Sarah was on a chair.
"Alright! So, here's the plan…"
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