Chapter Nine – Lyn Marie
"Mom? Do you know where the hell we are?" After mom had basically told me her whole life story I got a little tired and fell a sleep. I woke up looked out the window into a small wooded area and we were on a state highway.
"Yep. We are in Kentucky."
"How long was I out?"
"Only for about three hours." It was silent for a couple minutes. "Did you read Oliver's letter?"
"Yea I did. It just had a bunch of stuff about how much he'll miss me, you know stuff like that." Mom nodded. I was glad she didn't question further. "Hey can we stop at a gas station so I could get some food?"
"Yeah sure. I actually need some gas anyway." Mom drove for a couple more miles and turned into a gas station that looked a little run down. "Here babe." She handed me a five and got out of the car to fill it up.
I got up and started walking, pulling on a hoody at the same time. I got in and located the phone first. Pulled out some change and deposited it into the machine. Oliver's voice was raspy but never the less the same. "Hello?"
"Hey I don't have much time but I'm okay, and the destination is Sunnydale, California. I'll try to call you when I get there to make the plans, and I love you too." That's when I hung up. I couldn't stay in the gas station for more then five minutes. I couldn't make my mom suspicious. I walked into the snack area, grabbed a bag of chips, donuts and a coffee and a diet Pepsi for mom. I paid for the food and walked out. Mom had just finished pumping gas.
"How'd it go?"
"Huh?"
"The food buying. Where's my change?"
"Oh. Here." I went in my pocket to get the change and handed it to her. That was close.
"Mom? Do you know where the hell we are?" After mom had basically told me her whole life story I got a little tired and fell a sleep. I woke up looked out the window into a small wooded area and we were on a state highway.
"Yep. We are in Kentucky."
"How long was I out?"
"Only for about three hours." It was silent for a couple minutes. "Did you read Oliver's letter?"
"Yea I did. It just had a bunch of stuff about how much he'll miss me, you know stuff like that." Mom nodded. I was glad she didn't question further. "Hey can we stop at a gas station so I could get some food?"
"Yeah sure. I actually need some gas anyway." Mom drove for a couple more miles and turned into a gas station that looked a little run down. "Here babe." She handed me a five and got out of the car to fill it up.
I got up and started walking, pulling on a hoody at the same time. I got in and located the phone first. Pulled out some change and deposited it into the machine. Oliver's voice was raspy but never the less the same. "Hello?"
"Hey I don't have much time but I'm okay, and the destination is Sunnydale, California. I'll try to call you when I get there to make the plans, and I love you too." That's when I hung up. I couldn't stay in the gas station for more then five minutes. I couldn't make my mom suspicious. I walked into the snack area, grabbed a bag of chips, donuts and a coffee and a diet Pepsi for mom. I paid for the food and walked out. Mom had just finished pumping gas.
"How'd it go?"
"Huh?"
"The food buying. Where's my change?"
"Oh. Here." I went in my pocket to get the change and handed it to her. That was close.