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More roads.

We just kept taking curves and bends that felt like they lasted an infinity.

  For the past few hours I just continued cloud watching and had seen every figure I could.

Yup... That was definitely a lego toy.

  I was honestly tired of staring out my window and there was an eery silence between us. Not like Hunter was shunning me, but he looked deep in thought and I honestly wasn't in the mood to ask him anything at the moment.

But I was bored so I did.

" Hunter?" 

He didn't even hear me, just staring into a distance with only God knows what running through his mind.

"Hunter?" I called out a little louder and he responded with a hum.

" Can I turn on the radio?" 

" Yeah, sure" his answer came quick and short.

  Not like I needed more words anyway.

I

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