Chapter 33

April complained for the next 20 miles about how much she wished she could just be home. After all, you had been in Switzerland for the past 2 weeks. It hadn't seemed like that long, but by the time you would get home, it would have been 2 weeks and 3 days. Sometime during your nap, Dunn pulled over to get gas. The strong aroma of the natural resource woke you up. You sat up and rubbed your head. "What the hell state are we in?" you asked groggily. Rake pointed to a sign hanging over the door. You couldn't read it. Bam had taken your glasses and you couldn't see shit without them. "Nevada," Phil sighed from behind you. After groaning for a moment, you begun your search for your glasses. Bam reached into his pocket and pulled them out. They were even intact this time. You thanked him, then put them on. Instantly your world became brighter. "I'm aliiiiiiiiiiiiiive," you screeched, striking a Frankenstein pose. Everyone laughed. "Got any sleeping pills," you asked Dico, putting your head between the two front seats. He opened the glove box, but shut it after a moment. "Sorry kiddo," he said, reaching into his pockets. He pulled out a lighter, "you did drop this a while ago though." You took the lighter quickly and stashed it in your own pocket. "I saw that," Bam said, reaching into the other side of your hoddie pocket. You tried to grab it from him, but he got it first. "It's... uhhh... For my... EYELINER," you finished loudly. "Yeah, I need it to make it look like charcoal!" Bam rolled his eyes and put the lighter in his own pocket. "Whatever. Your just not smoking while your on whatever the hell that painkiller you have is.." You rolled your eyes, "it's a once a week thing. Just for my damn leg that I broke like 10 years ago." "You know smoking could kill you if you do it before your off that medicine," Bam argued, now sounding like your mother.

You reached into your bag and pulled out the pill bottle. By then, Ryan was getting ready to pull out onto the interstate. You rolled down Raab's window and flung them into a slightly wooded area. "Now I'm off the pain medicine, happy?" You asked in a cocky tone. Bam was now getting pissed, "whatever. 'Cause they ain't gonna give you more. That was the last fucking bottle you had to take. They said if you tried to get rid of them this time, there wasn't anything they could do to help you." "Well kids, I think it's my turn to sit in the middle," Raab said, putting himself between the two of you. Both you and Bam hit him at the same time. "Dunn, I'll drive now." Bam grumbled. Ryan sighed and pulled to the shoulder of the road. Bam waited no time in getting out of the backseat and into the front. You switched places with Raab again, so you were in the middle of him and Dunn. "Happy, happy, happy," you heard Dico grumble from the front seat. You wanted to hit him, but you couldn't reach. "So are you and Bam fighting or something?" Dunn asked quietly, a few miles later. You shrugged, "ask him?" He laughed a little, but stopped when he saw you were serious. He made Dico switch him spots. Although Dico didn't wanna sit in the back, they switched. "Let's play cards," you practically forced Dico a few moments after he'd gotten settled. He protested for a few moments, but after a while, you had him right where you wanted him. "Anyone got anything to drink," you later asked, trying to piss Bam off. He hated it when you drank, but you just wanted to get him mad. Dunn flung you a bottle of Vodka from the front. Bam tried to stop it, but failed. "Be glad I'm driving, otherwise you wouldn't have that damn bottle," he grumbled from the front.

You laughed and took the top off. Before anyone could even ask for a sip, you had it half way down. After you'd chugged the whole thing, you threw it back at Ryan. It hit him off guard, and he screeched. Not much later, you were asleep. Dico quickly looked at your cards, making sure he was going to win every single had you'd play in the future. He gave you all of the shitty cards, and waited for you to wake up. 3 states later, you were still sound asleep. Bam decided that it would be much easier to drive straight through the night, rotating drivers, so you'd be home faster. April complained about this too, but was silent when Bam proposed her walking. Dico was now driving, and Bam was sitting in his old seat, against his will of course. Dunn hadn't had a chance to ask him if you were fighting yet, but it was pretty clear you were. If he could have gotten any further away from you without falling out the window, he'd done it. You gave up sleeping towards him and threw your head in Raab's lap. Now if he weren't your brother, you were sure that would have put Bam over the top. It was going to be a long ride home if you were fighting with Bam, and you were prepared for the worst.

Most of the next 2 hours were silent. Everyone except for Dico, Dunn, you and Bam were sleeping. Dico was driving of course, Dunn was trying to navigate, and you and Bam were trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with each other. From time to time, you would hear Bam grumble something about you, but it was inaudible. Something stupid you were sure though. You weren't going to drop to his childish level. Instead, you flicked him off every time he looked away from you. "I saw that," Bam grumbled after you'd flicked him off. "What?" you asked, as if you had no idea what he was talking about. "You do have a reflection in the window Bea," he said, as if he were Bill Nye the Science Guy or something. "Damn it," you said, hitting yourself in the forehead. Bam laughed, but quickly covered it up with a cough. You pretended not to notice. After another hour, you were quite tired. You wanted more than anything to curl up in Bam's arms and fall asleep, but you knew he'd get pissed. He was falling asleep too, but he could lean up against the door, you had either him or Raab to pick from. You chose Raab, but that was only because you were still fighting with Bam. You woke up 6 hours later to hear wild snickering. You looked around and found yourself in Bam's arms. His eyes fluttered open as well. "What the hell!" you both said at the same time. You pulled yourself away from him as he pushed you. The two of you didn't seem to be able to get away from each other fast enough. Raab hit you in the arm playfully.

You rolled your eyes and turned your attention to Dunn. "Where are we?" He shrugged. You sighed and sat back. The next few hours were some of the worst you'd ever had. There wasn't any privacy at all, and Bam was constantly looking over at you. God did you hate fighting with him. The rest of the next 3 days were horrible as well. Every time you got out of the car, you and Bam sat as far away from each other that you possibly could. Everyone in the car insisted on making the two of you sit next to each other though. No matter who was driving, you and Bam always ended up sitting together. If you weren't mad at him, it would have been great. But since you were, it sucked ass. "OHIO," Dico yelled from the front seat. You and Bam were in the back with Dunn on your right. You were sleeping on his shoulder, and Dico's outburst woke you up. "Another 8 hours at the rate we're going, and we should be home" he said happily. "Thank god," you grunted, looking next to you. Bam was looking at you as well, and both of you looked away quickly. Dunn laughed, but tried to act like he didn't when he saw the look you were giving him. All through Ohio, Dunn tried to get you to make up with Bam. "You do know that you'll be sharing a room with him when we get back rite?" he reminded you. You'd totally forgotten 'til just then. "Yes," you grumbled. "Let me sit between you. I'll get him to at least say something to you," he offered.

You sighed, but moved over. Bam noticed this, but didn't say anything. After about 15 minutes, Bam turned to Dunn. "So Dunn, what's going on?" he asked, trying to make conversation and piss you off at the same time. "Well, your fighting with her and it's driving us all up the wall," Ryan said flatly. Bam smiled, "well gee. It wouldn't be because someone refused to lay off the pills now would it?" You could feel your blood running hot, but you still didn't say anything. Rather than sit there and watch Bam try and make you mad some more, you turned and looked out your window. It was raining pretty heavily, and the roads didn't look so good. But Dico was a pretty good driver, so it didn't matter. Bam and Dunn continued their little brawl over the course of an hour. You sat there and counted all the times Bam tried to piss you off. In the matter of 60 minutes, you'd counted 103, and those were just the obvious ones. The rain was coming harder now, and the roads were slick. Every time the hummer went around a curve, you could feel it slipping. You were somewhere near Pittsburgh, you thought. In the middle of Ryan coming to your defence again, you felt a sudden lurch. Dico and April screamed at the same time, and you heard the distinct sound of tearing fibres. Someone groaned, but that was the last thing you heard. Your vision went black, probably due to your eyes shutting, then being to lazy to reopen them. You felt someone grab you and start dragging your body, but you didn't know who. Your head hurt, and you were flopped onto the ground. There was someone lying near you, so you felt safe enough. You laid on the ground and didn't move for quite some time. The only thing that was going through your mind was Bam. "He'll never know how much I did love him. He'll die thinking I hate him."