Tattoos
Maybe.
LOUIS' POV
Lyn kept glancing through the review mirror, like she was nervous about Ed being in the backseat. I had my gun loaded and ready just in case, after the situations with Ashton and Harry, trusting people is out of the picture.
We've been driving for a good twelve hours, according to Ed, we still had a good day and a half to drive to where his destination is. My mind kept thinking about Claire, I wasn't worried as much about Liam since he can take care of himself. Not that Claire can't, it's just she really hasn't had to since I was always with her.
Now she's gone and I don't know where she is. She could be driving to the other side of this country for all I know. Maybe she got caught and is wearing an ugly orange jumpsuit and locked behind bars. I wish I knew.
"Louis, hello?" Lyn said.
I blinked and glanced at Lyn, "What?"
"Ed said to exit over there, but you passed it." She stared at me, "You okay?"
"I'm fine, I just don't know about the other two." I muttered and exited off the nearest exit so I could go to where Ed originally wanted us to go.
Ed spoke from the back, "Other two?"
"Yeah, my partner and soulmate." I simply replied.
"Oh yeah! Liam, he's a good friend of mine." He laughed, "Miss that old fellow."
I almost slammed on the brake, "You know Liam?" I turned quickly and was finally where we were supposed to be.
"How do you know him?" Lyn turned and faced Ed, an eager facial expression clear on her face.
"We went to school together when we were both fourteen. He moved to America a few months after we became friends but we kept in contact. I moved here when I was seventeen and yeah." He shrugged, "Now we're both wanted by the FBI. What a coincidence."
I didn't say anything but Lyn sure did, "That's weird but cool at the same time. Is there a chance that Liam knows where you live?"
Stop being so hopeful Lyn there's a tiny chance he does. I didn't say anything because this entire drive has been stressful and tense already, and I'm the reason.
Ed nodded, "Well he definitely knows where I live, I've told him many times. Is he headed there? Maybe. But I wouldn't get my hopes up too high."
Lyn slumped a little in her seat, that's why I'm never too hopeful about these types of things. America isn't a tiny place, they could be anywhere. I don't even know if I'll see them again, and it hurts to think about not seeing Claire.
Whenever I got stressed and angry, I smoked. I felt that same urge, "We need to stop for gas." I lied, we had half a tank we were fine.
I stopped at the nearest gas station and began to fill up the tank. While that was finishing, I walked inside and bought two packs of cigarettes and a new lighter. While I was at it, I got some water and went for a quick pee break that I really needed.
The other two were walking around and stretching their legs since the car wasn't very spacey. I sat on the hood of the car and lit one cigarette and immediately relaxed once I inhaled.
"May I?" Ed asked referring to my cigs.
I held out the pack and handed him my lighter. He leaned against the hood of the car and we both just sat in silence. I didn't know what he was thinking, but I was thinking, of course, about Claire.
That dreaded feeling of fear was killing me. If I knew where she was I would be fine, even if she was in prison it would help me just a little. But there was no way for me to know, who knows how long it would take to know.
"Louis," Lyn walked up next to me, "You look dead. Maybe I should drive for awhile?"
There was no saying no to that, "Yeah sure. Gimme a minute." I told her as I finished my cigarette.
Once everyone was in the car and ready to go, I decided to stop fighting sleep and take a quick half hour nap. I told Lyn while we were outside to just scream if anything happened.
Of course she said that she trusted Ed, but would in case anything happened. I crossed my arms and leaned back into my seat and shut my eyes, letting sleep overtake me.
CLAIRE'S POV
"Do you have any idea where we are now?" I asked while looking around.
Liam was also looking around, "This is why Louis did the navigating."
"We could always ask?" I suggested.
Liam shook his head, "No we don't need to ask. Too risky."
"Risky is not knowing where the hell we are. Give me your sunglasses." I ordered.
Liam rolled his eyes and handed me his glasses. I put them on and rolled down my window. Liam pulled up next to a teenager walking his dog, "Excuse me." I said.
The teenage boy looked up, "Yeah?"
"Hi. My brother and I are lost, would you mind telling us where we are?" I heard Liam laugh behind me, but I ignored it.
"Uh, you're in Idaho, you're from Washington?" He asked while looking at our license plate, "Sweet I have a-"
"Okay bye!" I shouted and Liam sped off, I didn't want to talk to him too long just in case. "So, how long until Oregon?"
"I'm guessing another day, maybe two. We should really rest though, let's try finding the nearest motel." He said.
"Agreed. I'm exhausted." Liam was definitely more tired then I was, I've offered to drive but he refused. Now I think we both just want to sleep.
The second Liam unlocked the motel door, I ran to the bathroom and turned on the shower so it would warm up. I felt gross since it's been almost three days with no shower. I should be used to it but it's still gross.
"I'll shower later, I'm gonna sleep." Liam said and crawled under the covers.
I grabbed my bag and locked the bathroom door, then stripped and got into the relaxing shower. I had those mini bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body wash so that was nice. I also managed to steal a razor so I wouldn't look like bigfoot.
Once I was clean and happy, I got dressed into clean comfortable clothes. My hair was wet but not dripping wet, good enough to fall asleep in.
I opened the door and set my bag down, then crawled under the covers of my twin sized bed. It would have just be plain awkward to sleep in the same bed as Liam. The covers were tucked under my chin, my eyes couldn't stay opened any longer, so I let sleep take me away.
It was maybe around ten in the morning, Liam had just got out of the shower and we were getting ready to leave. We both slept for a good thirteen hours, we both really needed that rest.
Now it was time do be driving for another day and hopefully get to Liam's friends's place. I just really want to stop being in the car with awkward silences. I didn't know Liam too well, or at least well enough to keep a conversation going.
"Ready?" He asked while grabbing his bag.
"Yep."
I shut the door behind us and we walked to the car, both dreading the hours of driving as we sat down. Liam started the car and we were off.
LOUIS' POV
I woke up as the car hit a bump in the road. My eyes shot opened, but I closed them due to the sun shining directly into my eyes.
"What time is it?" I asked, my voice cracking since I was still tired.
Lyn shrugged, "You can read."
I looked at the clock and it said 11:03 am. I went to sleep at like eight thirty yesterday and these fuckers didn't wake me up. "Why didn't any of you wake me up?"
"You needed to sleep, you hadn't slept in awhile." Lyn said while pulling over and killing the engine.
"Where are we?" I looked up ahead and saw nothing but plain grass.
Ed answered from behind me, "This is my place. This is where I live, it's underground." He grinned.
Lyn kept glancing through the review mirror, like she was nervous about Ed being in the backseat. I had my gun loaded and ready just in case, after the situations with Ashton and Harry, trusting people is out of the picture.
We've been driving for a good twelve hours, according to Ed, we still had a good day and a half to drive to where his destination is. My mind kept thinking about Claire, I wasn't worried as much about Liam since he can take care of himself. Not that Claire can't, it's just she really hasn't had to since I was always with her.
Now she's gone and I don't know where she is. She could be driving to the other side of this country for all I know. Maybe she got caught and is wearing an ugly orange jumpsuit and locked behind bars. I wish I knew.
"Louis, hello?" Lyn said.
I blinked and glanced at Lyn, "What?"
"Ed said to exit over there, but you passed it." She stared at me, "You okay?"
"I'm fine, I just don't know about the other two." I muttered and exited off the nearest exit so I could go to where Ed originally wanted us to go.
Ed spoke from the back, "Other two?"
"Yeah, my partner and soulmate." I simply replied.
"Oh yeah! Liam, he's a good friend of mine." He laughed, "Miss that old fellow."
I almost slammed on the brake, "You know Liam?" I turned quickly and was finally where we were supposed to be.
"How do you know him?" Lyn turned and faced Ed, an eager facial expression clear on her face.
"We went to school together when we were both fourteen. He moved to America a few months after we became friends but we kept in contact. I moved here when I was seventeen and yeah." He shrugged, "Now we're both wanted by the FBI. What a coincidence."
I didn't say anything but Lyn sure did, "That's weird but cool at the same time. Is there a chance that Liam knows where you live?"
Stop being so hopeful Lyn there's a tiny chance he does. I didn't say anything because this entire drive has been stressful and tense already, and I'm the reason.
Ed nodded, "Well he definitely knows where I live, I've told him many times. Is he headed there? Maybe. But I wouldn't get my hopes up too high."
Lyn slumped a little in her seat, that's why I'm never too hopeful about these types of things. America isn't a tiny place, they could be anywhere. I don't even know if I'll see them again, and it hurts to think about not seeing Claire.
Whenever I got stressed and angry, I smoked. I felt that same urge, "We need to stop for gas." I lied, we had half a tank we were fine.
I stopped at the nearest gas station and began to fill up the tank. While that was finishing, I walked inside and bought two packs of cigarettes and a new lighter. While I was at it, I got some water and went for a quick pee break that I really needed.
The other two were walking around and stretching their legs since the car wasn't very spacey. I sat on the hood of the car and lit one cigarette and immediately relaxed once I inhaled.
"May I?" Ed asked referring to my cigs.
I held out the pack and handed him my lighter. He leaned against the hood of the car and we both just sat in silence. I didn't know what he was thinking, but I was thinking, of course, about Claire.
That dreaded feeling of fear was killing me. If I knew where she was I would be fine, even if she was in prison it would help me just a little. But there was no way for me to know, who knows how long it would take to know.
"Louis," Lyn walked up next to me, "You look dead. Maybe I should drive for awhile?"
There was no saying no to that, "Yeah sure. Gimme a minute." I told her as I finished my cigarette.
Once everyone was in the car and ready to go, I decided to stop fighting sleep and take a quick half hour nap. I told Lyn while we were outside to just scream if anything happened.
Of course she said that she trusted Ed, but would in case anything happened. I crossed my arms and leaned back into my seat and shut my eyes, letting sleep overtake me.
CLAIRE'S POV
"Do you have any idea where we are now?" I asked while looking around.
Liam was also looking around, "This is why Louis did the navigating."
"We could always ask?" I suggested.
Liam shook his head, "No we don't need to ask. Too risky."
"Risky is not knowing where the hell we are. Give me your sunglasses." I ordered.
Liam rolled his eyes and handed me his glasses. I put them on and rolled down my window. Liam pulled up next to a teenager walking his dog, "Excuse me." I said.
The teenage boy looked up, "Yeah?"
"Hi. My brother and I are lost, would you mind telling us where we are?" I heard Liam laugh behind me, but I ignored it.
"Uh, you're in Idaho, you're from Washington?" He asked while looking at our license plate, "Sweet I have a-"
"Okay bye!" I shouted and Liam sped off, I didn't want to talk to him too long just in case. "So, how long until Oregon?"
"I'm guessing another day, maybe two. We should really rest though, let's try finding the nearest motel." He said.
"Agreed. I'm exhausted." Liam was definitely more tired then I was, I've offered to drive but he refused. Now I think we both just want to sleep.
The second Liam unlocked the motel door, I ran to the bathroom and turned on the shower so it would warm up. I felt gross since it's been almost three days with no shower. I should be used to it but it's still gross.
"I'll shower later, I'm gonna sleep." Liam said and crawled under the covers.
I grabbed my bag and locked the bathroom door, then stripped and got into the relaxing shower. I had those mini bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body wash so that was nice. I also managed to steal a razor so I wouldn't look like bigfoot.
Once I was clean and happy, I got dressed into clean comfortable clothes. My hair was wet but not dripping wet, good enough to fall asleep in.
I opened the door and set my bag down, then crawled under the covers of my twin sized bed. It would have just be plain awkward to sleep in the same bed as Liam. The covers were tucked under my chin, my eyes couldn't stay opened any longer, so I let sleep take me away.
It was maybe around ten in the morning, Liam had just got out of the shower and we were getting ready to leave. We both slept for a good thirteen hours, we both really needed that rest.
Now it was time do be driving for another day and hopefully get to Liam's friends's place. I just really want to stop being in the car with awkward silences. I didn't know Liam too well, or at least well enough to keep a conversation going.
"Ready?" He asked while grabbing his bag.
"Yep."
I shut the door behind us and we walked to the car, both dreading the hours of driving as we sat down. Liam started the car and we were off.
LOUIS' POV
I woke up as the car hit a bump in the road. My eyes shot opened, but I closed them due to the sun shining directly into my eyes.
"What time is it?" I asked, my voice cracking since I was still tired.
Lyn shrugged, "You can read."
I looked at the clock and it said 11:03 am. I went to sleep at like eight thirty yesterday and these fuckers didn't wake me up. "Why didn't any of you wake me up?"
"You needed to sleep, you hadn't slept in awhile." Lyn said while pulling over and killing the engine.
"Where are we?" I looked up ahead and saw nothing but plain grass.
Ed answered from behind me, "This is my place. This is where I live, it's underground." He grinned.
Notes
Super boring chapter but sometimes you need fillers in order to lead up to an event. It's 1:30 am and I need to wake up in five hours so byyee hope you all are doing well.
-JJ ,xo
aw fuck
1/19/18