We slammed our car doors at the same time, and took a deep breath. It was definitely warmer, I must admit. Josh sighed and looked at me.
"I told you it would be warmer in here."
I nodded and looked out the window, frost beginning to form.
"Do you think Dava is with that guy right now?" Josh asked, fumbling with the buttons on the stereo. I gave him a look.
"I know, I know...move on."
Silence. I turned toward the window again, hoping my friends would be running toward the car at any moment. Nothing happened.
"Why did you like her so much?" I said softly, breaking the silence. My gaze never left the foggy window.
Josh paused before answering. As if he had to think of reasons why to like a girl. "I don't know...she's pretty, funny, developed..." I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the last word. I guess I was easing up, probably because I was much warmer. And I guess Josh felt a bit better, because he laughed too. So there we were, laughing together, in the middle of no where, at night. Our eyes landed on each other and the laughing died down. Then I remembered the current situation.
"Now, we really should go after them," I said, becoming serious again. When I thought about it, what could've happened? It was a drainage pipe! But even so, that awful feeling stuck with me.
"Andy, chill. They're fine, I'm sure of it."
That wasn't enough to make the uneasiness go away. I simply stared out of the window once more, thinking pessimistic thoughts.
"You, um, feel better?" Josh asked, thumbing the steering wheel. I nodded, eyes scanning the woods for another sign of life. "Yeah."
Another long lapse of silence. Finally, a sharp pain burst through my temples, and I doubled over in my seat, head in my hands. These headaches happened a lot, but it caught me by surprise, with the worry of what was happening inside that pipe.
"Hey, you okay?" I heard Josh say, his warm hand on my shoulder. The pain gradually became lesser, and I took deep breaths, trying to think of something other than my throbbing head.
"Josh, Andy, help!"
The voice caught me by surprise, and I quickly forgot my pain and headed back out into the cold to find Lori. Josh was right behind me.
"Oh, my God!" I exclaimed, running to help Amanda out of an opening in the ground. She was dusty and breathing hard.
The rest was a blur. Where was Kyle and Jessi? What happened down there? As soon as everyone was out and calm, we all rode in silence out of there as fast as possible. We headed to the Rack instead, which was a definite relief to everyone. Murder scenes weren't really my cup of tea.
"Well, this is awkward."
Josh and I were sitting at a table towards the back. I raised my eyebrows at him. "What is?"
"This whole situation," he replied, eyeing a girl with bigger boobs than her head walk through the door. I had to snap infront of his face for him to break away.
"I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I don't get what's so fascinating about breasts..." I said, annoyed. Josh gave me a look. I spoke again.
"Don't answer that."