The RV fared amidst the empty desert, the two girls were thirsty and overheated, poorly refreshed by the vehicle's weak airco.

"Texas." said Max as soon as they crossed state lines, the desert was as red as blood in the sun.

Kate started singing in a low voice: "There's a yellow girl in Texas..."
"Man Kate, seriously?"
"Seriously what?"
"Are you really going to do this?"
"I just felt like singing something."
Max smiled "You are so sweet though, you know?"

"And I'm glad Texas makes you think of that song." she added "To me it makes me think of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
"Really?"
"Yeah, thanks to Warren and his movies."
"As long as we are together, there's no crazy murderer with a chainsaw that can hurt us." said Kate caressing Max.

They stopped amidst the desert. It was beautiful, Max took many pictures, but it was also terribly hot and dry and they had a hard time drinking their tea.

They left the RV airco on for the night, but still it was so hot, soon both girls' pajamas were drenched in sweat. Max removed her pajama and staid in underwear.

"I'm going to sleep on the sofa tonight, since I can't wear any clothes tonight."
"Yeah, me too." said Kate.

Kate too started undressing. Max thought she shouldn't have watched, but she had a really hard time keeping her eyes away from Kate's scantily dressed and sweat glistering body.

Later that night, Max was sitting on a chair. She tried to stand, but someone had strapped her to that chair.

The lights went on, Max was strapped on a chair in the Dark Room. In the middle of the photoset of the Dark Room, there was Kate. She was dressed like in those pictures Max had seen, with her hands duct-taped, lying on the floor.

Mark Jefferson was walking around Kate, taking pictures of her. To Max's horror, Kate didn't seem bothered by that, not at all: she was posing for Jefferson, with a smirk on her face.

"Oh, Kate, you are by far my favourite model." said Jefferson.
"Mr. Jefferson, you really make me so proud." answered Kate with a grin. "It feels like you really understand me."
"Everything about you, your face, your body, you look so innocent and pure, you are just perfect. Unlike Miss Selfie over there."
"Thank you, Mr. Jefferson. Thank God I'm not like that little hipster slut..." said Kate looking at Max with disgust.
"I should never have brought Max here, you are everything I need for my art."
"Oh, Mr. Jefferson..." said Kate with excitement "I think… I think I love you. Would you take me here? I want you to make me a woman."
"Sure, Kate. As soon as I dispose of Miss Selfie." said Jefferson with a smile.

Then he came near Max and proceeded injecting the drug in her neck. A sound rang in the Dark Room.

"What the…?" said Jefferson and picked up his tripode.
"Watch out David!" shouted Max.

Max was awake on the RV truck's sofa. She breathed with strenght, realizing she had just made a nightmare.

"What happened, Max?" asked her Kate's voice. Her friend was standing in the middle of the truck, still dressed in the underwear.
"Oh, Kate… nothing, I just had a bad dream."
Kate caressed Max's head. "And there was David in that nightmare?"
"Yeah… well, not exactly. There was Jefferson..."
"Oh Max… that's terrible."
"I know."

Kate sat on the sofa, close to Max. "Do you want to talk me about your nightmare?"

Max didn't know what to say. She couldn't tell Kate the truth. She couldn't just tell her I am a time traveler and I've been in a timeline where I, instead of Victoria, was in the Dark Room. so she came up with a little white lie.

"It's just that the whole Jefferson thing is still bugging me. I can only imagine what must have happened in that Dark Room. I can only imagine what Rachel Amber must have gone through, and Victoria… and you..."
"Oh Max..." said Kate and then hug Max.
"I've dreamt that I was in that room, one of the victims of Jefferson." said Max, and cried a little. The touch of Kate's bare skin over her, however, felt like the single most comforting thing she had ever felt.

Kate stood up, she took Max's hand. Quietly and slowly, Kate brought Max on the RV truck, to sleep there with her.

"Thank you, Kate."
"Don't worry Max. You were always there for me. Now it's my turn to be here for you."