Chapter 21

"Well, we can't just sit here forever and do nothing!" Jacqui whispered fiercely to Taylor, while the two were still in the backseat of the stolen vehicle.
As if on cue, the woman pulled onto an exit. Jacqui and Taylor quickly resumed to "fake-sleep". The car pulled to a stop, the door opened, and Taylor felt the weight of the "driver" lifted from the bug. He glanced at the steering wheel. YES! he thought to himself as he saw the keys had been left in the ignition. He quickly reached towards the front and locked the door. Jacqui took the initiative to hop into the front seat next to Taylor. Jacqui looked around and noticed that they were at a Mobil gas station.
"DRIVE!" she screamed. The woman who had stolen the car glanced in their direction and mouthed a swear word as the duo drove off. Jacqui lifted "a finger" as if to bid farewell!
"Okay, so where are we going now?" Taylor asked her, driving past a couple fast food places.
"No frickin clue!" Jacqui said. "Let's just try to go south onto a freeway so we can find Becca and Left-Eye!".
"Sounds like a plan to me!" Tay finished as he made an illegal U-turn onto the freeway south ramp.
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"So, honestly though, what ARE you doing here?" Steph asked Vega.
"Hmm... that's a good question. You swear to God you won't judge me any differently if I tell you?" Vega asked shyly.
"Cross my heart!" Steph replied, snickering as she motioned the movements.
Vega quickly explained her whole life story (using the word "like" waaaay too much), and every detail about her and Taylor. She finished and gave Stephanie an uneasy look. "Steph?" she asked. No answer. Stephanie was asleep. Oh well! Time to look for clothes! she thought to herself.
She proceeded to search through the closet, digging through tons of Docs, many different slacks, jeans, and custom made leather pants. She dug to the bottom and found a small, green and white notebook. She looked at it curiously and opened up the cover, revealing the cutest thing she had ever seen in her life.
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"Ike, if he's dead do you know how much trouble we're going to be in?" Becca said to Ike, not harshly, but almost on the brink of tears.
"No shit," he answered breathlessly without emotion.
"Well, what are we going to do?".
"You're looking at me?".
"Okay, let's just think this out calmly, and rationally," Becca said, trying to regain control. Before she could say another word, a loud thump in the back of the car got her attention. "What the heck was that?" she asked quietly, wide-eyed.
"I don't know, but I don't think I want to find out!" Isaac insisted, getting out of the car.
"Well you're not leaving me here alone!" Becca yelled, slamming the door behind her as she exited the vehicle.
Isaac was already looking at the man he had hit. He checked his pulse and found none.
"Dammit!" Becca gasped in frustration as she attempted to remember the CPR she had learned as a frosh. After performing the "ritual" 4 times, she leaned back in exasperation.
"I can't believe it Ike. I just can't believe it!" she said, wiping away tears. "I finally meet the man I've been dreaming about meeting forever, and after spending time singing and having just the most awesome day of my life, I'm going to die! I'm going to be on death row for this! Dammit why haven't I been praying lately! Dear God, forgive me," she started.
Isaac was a pretty religious guy too, but he didn't join Becca. Instead he layed down on his back and put his hands over his face. Becca thought she could hear muffled sobs coming from underneath those hands. She stopped praying and crawled over to Isaac, laying her head on his chest. "Dear Lord, what are we going to do."
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"Where are they... come onnnn," Jacqui said, frantically tapping the window. As if on cue, "LOOK! There they are!" she quickly jumped out of her seat, whamming her head on the ceiling. "F***!" she yelled, rubbing her sore head.
"I see them too!" Tay confirmed, noticing his brother and Becca lying on the ground. He made yet another illegal turn and got towards the sobbing couple. He and Jacqui piled out of the car. Then, he saw it. The body. There was blood on the ground only a couple feet away from where Isaac and Becca were lying. "Oh I can't wait to hear this one," he said, rolling his eyes sarcastically.