Chapter 8: Surprise, Surprise

Danny opened his eyes and raised his head. That wasn't the most comfortable night. It was actually terrible. He had woken twice and had to turn a bit before he fell asleep. He got off of the uncomfortable floor and noticed Maria near on the ground with a dirty cover on top of her.

He climbed out of the house and checked his surroundings. It was too dark last night to see anything. He knew he was in the middle of nowhere.

Suddenly, the sound of a horn ran threw his ears. It was a loud horn. He covered them and looked around. Above the woods, he could see a post guard. He turned around to see Maria climbing out of the house. It must have woken her up too.

"Where did that come from?" she asked

"There's a prison over there."

"A prison!"

"Yeah. I guess we better keep it moving."

The teenagers continued their walk and they came across another pay phone.

"Hold on," said Danny reaching into his pockets. "Let me call my dad again."

"Are you still are going to turn yourself in?"

He would have snapped on her again with that remark, but something in her voice made him change his mind quickly. She seemed worried. That then put his hopes up. She did have a chance of liking him again.

"Yeah. But now I have an idea of where we are. I don't think there are many prisons near Tulsa. That could give Dad an idea of where we are."

"Good thinking."

Danny inserted his change and waited for the phone rings. After two rings someone picked up.

"Hello?"

"….Uncle Darry?"

"Danny!"

"Yeah, it's me. What are you doing at my house?"

"Trix, Pony and I are waiting for Soda to get off work. We were going to look for you…hold on…yeah…Your dad wants to talk to you."

"Alright."

"…..Danny? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I have an idea of where Maria and I are."

"Where?"

"This morning, there was a prison near us. How many prisons are near Tulsa?"

"About three."

"Three!"

"Don't worry. That's a good enough clue. We'll get to you A.S.A.P. Just make sure to stay close to where you are."

"Gotcha."

"Okay. Hold up. I've got a question for you. What did that guy that chased you look like?"

"Uhhh. He said he was an old friend of yours or something. He looked fresh out of jail and had a scar on his face."

"A scar!"

"Yeah."

"…..I'll see you in a minute."

"Um. Okay. Bye."

He hung up the phone and turned to Maria.

"Anything good," she asked.

"Yeah. They said there are three jails near Tulsa. Don't worry. They should be able to pick us up by tonight."

"That's good. Who was it that had a scar?"

"The guy that chased us down here. My dad seemed quiet when I mentioned him."

"He must know your dad."

"Guess so. We can't travel too far. They said to stay near."

"But this town is deserted. Where are we going to stay?"

"We'll figure something out."

Danny was glad that Maria was a little calmer this morning. Last night was a nightmare with her. He guessed she was just scared.

He quickly turned his head to the side. Something was moving in the bushes. He could swear that he saw somebody staring at him. Maria noticed Danny looking at that one spot and walked up to him.

"What's wrong?"

"I could swear I saw someone in those bushes. Looking straight at me."

"Are you sure it wasn't an animal or something."

"I don't think so. Look!"

He pointed towards the woods and saw a bright orange color. His fears hit him then. It could be the guy with the scar. He backed up a little and pushed his ex-girlfriend with him. She looked at him.

"What's wrong?" she repeated.

He continued to be fixed on that one spot.

"I think it's the guy that was chasing us."

Maria jolted her head to the spot also. The rumbling started again. The person walked out of the woods. No. It wasn't the guy, he was too small. Then Danny squinted his eyes. The person looked familiar, and he was around their age. Maria's eyes widened and Danny recognized the kid immediately. It the person who almost got his dad jailed. Matt was standing there with an evil smirk on his face.