On my own for alone time
Jumping into Chris's ute after what happened with Claire, I felt like shit and I was replaced by Caitlin and I think its best I do some alone time to think about what I am going to do about this.
Chris was quiet the whole drive, knowing dead set he saw what happened outside near the hummer. He probably knew by the way Claire was throwing my bags out and driving off with Caitlin in the front seat, leaving me behind with dust.
But the drive was quiet and peaceful in a smooth double cab Ute 4x4 diesel.
I must admit the seats were very comfortable to sit on for a 4 hour drive, no sound besides the engine roaring with power and radio playing low music in the background.
I was thankful that Chris didn't bring Claire up and surprised he was so calm and quiet.
It was around 1:00 in the afternoon and we were still on the road, nobody talked though the radio maybe because everyone knew why the convoy leader was so silent.
Letting out a breath as I continue to stare out at the clean window, watching the dead trees and sand everywhere. So depressing.
'Hey Kmart look what I have that may cheer you up!' Chris told me with a excited voice, turning my head to see him holding 6 slab of jack Daniels in his hand waving it around with a smile on his face.
Giving him a smile for trying to cheer me up after his sister basely told me to fuck off and not go near her or Caitlin.
'Come on have a drink it will make you feel better' he continue to make me happy watching me and looking back at the road before looking back at me.
'I don't know Chris I really don't feel like it' I say to him surprise to hear a dry horse voice as my voice.
'Please just have a drink with me trust me' he said with a pout making me roll my eyes at him before reaching over and snapping the can off the slab before placing it in my lap, opening it before taking a small slip. It was a strong whiskey making me mouth burn with the favour.
Shallowing it and letting out a disgusting sound as the drink burns my throat.
'Here its better mixed with coke' he tells me making me turn to see him with two glasses in the cup holder and a big bottle of coke while he puts the cans on the floor.
Giving him my can, he pours half of it into one of the glasses before pouring coke into and spinning it around to get it mixed together.
He passed me my big glass of whiskey and started to pour his own before putting the coke and cans back into the esky.
Taking another small slip from my mixed drink, only tasting the coke more than the strong whiskey I started to gulp it down before putting my glass down for another one.
'Kmart I know what Claire did and I know you must be alone and not being able to trust an adult after what she did to you but I'm here if you ever need to talk or whatever, I'm with you and I'm going to help you' Chris explained to me slowly in calm words looking at me sideways before stopping at a intersection and turning right and glancing back at me.
'Thanks Chris you're probably the coolest adult I know and right now I just need to be alone for awhile' I told him softly in a sad voice looking at him and giving him a brief smile.
Chris we are stopping about 3 miles up at car park and set up camp for the night and tomorrow we are walking into a shopping centre which has a food store, car store and clothing stores' Carlos voice boomed though the radio making Chris finish his drink before putting it in the cup holder.
'Yes rogger that Carlos' Chris replied though the radio before looking at me and smiling.
Slowly putting the break on, Chris turned right into an abandon car park which had two levels.
'Wow nice cars here, maybe you can keep one' Chris told me with a smirk making me snap around at him in surprise.
'What really I'm allowed to have and drive my own car' I asked him in excitement and shock.
'Yeah but we make a deal Kmart' Chris explained to me before slowing down and turning into a park before turning off the engine and looking at me.
Nodding my head in understanding at what he was saying.
'We spend at least 2 hours together and it doesn't have to be sitting around the campfire, we can go for a walk and talk or we could watch a movie in mikey's van' he told me while explaining it could be anything as long as we are together.
'Ok'I tells him nodding my head after the information he explained to me.
'Second you help me with my Ute, like changing batteries or placing in some TV monitors and do chores with or for me like unpacking the generator, getting petrol for the vehicles?' he continued to tell me with a nod after every rule.
'Yes ok got it' I tell him again in understanding.
'Third I help you with your car, like fixing the seats or putting in some speakers' he explained to me giving me a smile.
'Yeah ok cool thanks I can live with that but why do you want to spend time with me?' I asked him confused why he wanted to spend time with me.
'My cousin was autistic with ADHD and I know how hard it is for them and I notice you can't sit still and sometimes you don't look at anyone, you like being alone' he told me calmly making my jaw drop at him.
'If you know does anyone else know?'I asked scared if anyone else knew.
'No only me Claire is just too busy to see in between the lines' he told me with a smile.
'Oh' I say in surprise.
'Yeah so I thought it would help talking and hanging out and stuff' he told me sound a little awkward about this.
'Thank you Chris' I tell him shyly with a smile on my face.
'Ok so that's the deal then' he said happily before shaking my hand making me laugh at him. Seeing him put the handbrake on.
'Ok so you go find a car you like and just use this to open it' he instructed me by step.
Grabbing the crowbar from his hands and looking at it in my hands.
'See what needs to be done and I'll write a list down so tomorrow we will get the stuff me need from super cheap auto' he told me with a smile.
Taking out the keys and giving me a nod before he leaves me alone in the Ute.
Smiling before I open the door and jump out and look around the big car park, looking around I see the yellow hummer on the other far side of us and seeing Claire walking with Caitlin at her side.
I saw Otto's tanker and Carlos army truck with Betty's ambulance, turning my glance I spot a couple Holden's and fords on the left of everyone's vehicles.
Walking over the little garden and back onto the concrete I see a big ute but I didn't want a ute and walking past another 3 cars turning my head I see a black dodge over the other side about 8 steps from the hummer.
Walking over to it, getting a closer look I see it's a black challenger, looking at the wheels I see they are red and black making me smirk.
It had dark tinted windows so you couldn't see inside it, looking down at the crowbar, I drop it on the ground and pulling my little bag of pick locket tools before stooping and leaning down and pulling on the handle before the door opened. Sweet it's unlocked.
Putting the tools back in my jeans pocket.
Quickly looking inside, all the seats were black with leather and a little bit gray on the inside of the doors with sports petals and a big touch screen computer with radio.
Checking the back seat for anything but I saw nothing and it was clean too.
Stepping in and seating in the driver's seat, closing the door before I see the keys, turning them before the car roared with power. Quickly turning it off I smile.
Hearing a knocking at the window, I open the door to see Chris standing smiling before bending down and looking inside with a smirk.
'Wow nice pick dodge challenger!' he says impressed by my choice of cars.
'Yeah and nothing needs to be fixed it's in perfect condition' I tell him excited.
'Hell yeah you know we could put a 8 inch TV on the side and wield it to the roof of the car and you can play videogames and watch movies' Chris explained to me looking into the back and back to me.
'Really?' I yelled in amazement
'Yeah and we could make the front seats move farther so you can have me in here with you' he told me with a big smile before giving me a wink.
'Awesome thanks Chris' I tell him with a smile.
'Ok just let me hold onto the keys so we don't lose them and I brought us over some lunch' he told me reaching over and taking out the car keys and putting them into his pants pocket.
Before closing the door and walking around to the other side and opening the door, jumping into the soft leather seat and closing the door.
Watching him as he handed me a box of potato chips and a dirt coke before grabbing his.
'You spill it your cleaning it' I warned him not wanting to spill anything in my new car.
'Yeah yeah relax' he told me with a nod. Opening my box of chips I start to chew them before taking a slip of my coke.
'Also got dark tinted windows' I told him before grabbing a handful of chips and putting them in my mouth'.
'Yes only sports cars and limo's have dark tinted windows' he explained to me making me learn something today.
Tomorrow morning after we do our chores, ill grab out bags and empty them in the ute and we take two work trolleys I got in the back, so we better make most of one trip, first we will hit the groceries store and then clothing and to super cheap auto' he told me before taking a bite out of his burger and drinking a slip of his soda.
'How big are the trolleys?' I asked him since I was low on clothes before eating more chips.
'They are work trolleys and the shops are just past this car park so it's not long' Chris told me looking at me before finishing off his burger.
I nodded before taking the last chip and giving the rubbish to Chris who placed it in his bag and throwing it outside and closing the door.
'We could get a steering wheel cover and a car cover, new seat covers and some new CDs, music and stickers' Chris told me with a smile on his face.
'Lots of stickers' I corrected him with a smirk.
'Yes and a new number plate and accessories for inside' he mentioned to me with a nod.
'So what now?' I ask him
'Well there's a storm coming so Carlos ordered everyone into their vehicles until tonight when the storm passes' he told me nodding before a thunder stuck and then it started to rain onto the car.
What fucking hell im going to be bored.
'But I did bring my laptop in here because I know the storm is going to be for about 2-3 hours so we can just watch movies' Chris told me bringing his laptop on top of the dashboard before started to adjust my seat back while he did the same.
Oh and put these on the windows so it will stop the sun coming in' Chris explained to me before handing me a window shade, quickly sticking it to my window and to the small one, the car got darker making it look like the movies.
Lethal weapon 2?' Chris asked as he started to stroll though his movies.
'Yeah I haven't seen it' I told him softly before taking off my shoes and putting my feet on the dashboard.
'Oh and here's a blanket so we don't get cold and I brought some popcorn' he told me before placing the big fur blanket over both of us and putting the popcorn in the cup holder.
Putting on the movie, the movie started making me forget about the rain and storm.
Chris I must admit is pretty cool to hang out with.