The rest if the school day went a little too fast for my liking. As the last releasing bell dismissed us all, I walked as slowly as possible to the parking lot. I texted my mom, telling her I would be helping a friend. My parents were going to a church auction anyway.
"Come on, Blue Eyes. My grandmother can walk faster than you," Eli yelled from across the parking lot. I shot him a dirty look as I approached him. "You look constipated," He giggled. "Shut up! Or I won't help you!" I laughed. "So, where are we going to work at?" I asked, trying not to have any awkward silences. "Well get in the car and you shall see," Eli said, opening up the door to Morty and stepping inside. "Clare?" "Yeah?" I said, my voice quivering. "You have to be in the car to get to the destination. This isn't Harry Potter; we can't use apparition."
I stood in the exact same place. I did NOT want to be inside a hearse, unless I'm dead. Hearses freaked me out. "You're not scared of Morty, are you?" Eli asked as he noticed I still hadn't moved. He started to chuckle when he saw my face. "Oh wow! You are scared."
"Am not!" I shot back. But still didn't move an inch. "Then get in the car," Eli said simply, turning the key to bring Morty to life. "Finneeeeee," I complied. I carefully climbed into the car. "Finally." "Not. Another. Word. Elijah," I hissed. "Feisty! Just how I like them."
I rolled my eyes playfully. "Don't push yourself, Goldsworthy. This is just an odd choice for a car. Why a hearse?" I asked, looking around. There was a faint stench and I immediately thought of dead bodies.
"Maybe I'll tell you later.." Eli said very quietly. He seemed to not want to talk about it, so I let it go. "So now that we're in the car, can you be so kind as to tell me where we're going?"
"Maybe I don't want to tell you. You know, I kind of doubt that kidnappers and snipers tell their hostages where they're going, "Eli said as we pulled onto the road. For a second, I actually thought he was being serious. "Come on, Eli!"
"We're going to the park by my house. Happy now, Miss Paranoid?" he taunted. "But it's really windy out. Why would you want to be outside?" I gave Eli a weird look.
"Last time I checked, Clare, this car was mine," Eli said lightly, looking through his window. I rolled my eyes at his sarcasm. "Whatever you say, goes, I guess." He turned to me and gave me a huge smile. "Now that's more like it!"