If you guys read the last chapter, you would have seen this sentence; "It was a bright sunny day bound to be ruined by blue cloudy skies the next." That little excerpt was a hint to a title I was considering for Sunny Side Up, the former title I was thinking of was "Blue Cloudy Skies and Bright Sunny Days" But, me being indecisive, I had help from a friend to help me choose which one seemed more intriguing, and we ended up with Sunny Side Up instead. Onto the chapter!

And you know, I just thought up something funny. Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros are rival pony cars since the nineteen sixties...In Transformers, Barricade and Bumblebee are rivals. Heh. I just find that ironic. Somehow. You know what, don't mind me. Just read on.


Chapter 3

I stopped in my tracks, staring straight at the Saleen Mustang that accompanied the center of the barn. Its engine was silent, it was unresponsive and unmoving. Nobody was inside the cruiser. How did a police car from the other side of town wound up here in an abandoned barn?

Well, if the cruiser had thoughts, it'd probably be thinking how I got here too. But my story makes more sense. I ran. That's it. Not like the car can run.

Why someone would leave it here, I haven't a clue.

My backpack slid down to the floor as I lowered it against a support beam, my eyes still locked on the police cruiser. I approached the Mustang cautiously, thinking as though it was about to leap on top of me somehow.

My fingers traced the seam between the passenger door and the window it houses. Either it was me, or the car shivered. The car does send off an odd aura. My eyes scan each emblem and words on the side. A pointy robotic face is placed as though it were the police symbol. Next to that, where the words "to serve and protect" should be, were replaced by "to punish and enslave." I took a few steps back from the angry Mustang, eyeing it cautiously. Police cruisers weren't supposed to have that motto.

But still, the car was unresponsive.

I eyed the front door a couple times before deciding I should grab more supplies before I camp out here for a while. If I chose to. My eyes are back at the Mustang, and my mind screams me to just run. This police cruiser might be a problem.

Waving off the thoughts, I stride towards my backpack to empty the contents for more room to bring in necessities. The barn, luckily, wasn't completely empty. Along the walls were scraps of wood and sheets. I hid my things behind the objects, selecting a large and flat piece of wood as a cover.

I walked out the barn doors with my backpack hung over my shoulders and made my way to town where another small store awaits me. It's best I don't go to the same store twice, in case I might have been caught. This time, it's the Family Dollar. Hey, don't judge. Dollar stores are cheap.

My Converse made their infamous clackingsound every time the hard, flat soles hit the ground. And then another joined mine, and a second one. I glanced around and find the all too familiar twins, one giving me a cheeky smile and the other lagging behind with a grumpy face as usual. My head turns back around and I take a deep sigh.

Abruptly stopping in my tracks, I mutter, "what do you two want?"

Sunny decides to get smart and deadpans from the back, "actually, Sides just keeps dragging me everywhere with him."

"We-"

Sides began, but Sunny cut him off, "You."

"-I wanted to see how running away was going for you."

"Fine," I said, continuing to walk at a faster pace. I need to shake these two off, "just fine."

Sides jogs up to me, "hey, where are you hiding out?"

My eyes meet his for a split second, and Jesus Christ, are they blue, maybe even more blue then last time, possibly because we're in broad daylight. I scoff and look ahead, "do you need to know?"

"Just curious," Sides holds up his hands in surrender.

I roll my eyes in return, "haven't you ever heard of 'curiosity killed the cat?'" I walk even faster before realizing we left Sunny behind. Oops.

My feet stop too quickly for Sides to realize before he bumps right into me from behind. I felt his body against mine before he took a step back, mumbling a sorry, looking a little flustered.. I try my best not to look at Sides while I look for Sunny, he's not there anymore. No where to be found.

"Where'd Sunny go?" Sides looked up to the sky to find the sun behind a large cloud, I smack his chest, "notthat Sunny, you silly idiot. Your brother."

Oh," the silver twin laughs, "I dunno. He walks off when bored. Don't worry 'bout him though," he looked around, "Well, I guess I should go look for him. See ya 'round?"

No. "Sure." Dammit. "See you around..." Stop.

Sides smiles and jogs off before transitioning to a sprint back up the sidewalk where they had appeared from. My feet continued on the cement sidewalk, finding their way to the dollar store. I left as quickly as I came. I only grabbed a few more necessities, buying some apples as an excuse while taking some toiletries and other products I so desperately need, because being a girl can sometimes be the worst.

The trip back to the barn seemed to be shorter without Sides or Sunny interrupting it, but I could have sworn I saw their cars pass by me a couple minutes ago. I found my way back into the barn, seeing that the Mustang was still in here, with its aura that eerily seemed alive. And my God...

...Is it me, or did that car move a couple inches to the left while I was gone?

February 14, 2016, 10:33 am