I was nervous."Fine, get in," Eric called out.He then turned to me and whispered, "Sit in the back.""Huh?" I was confused for a moment."What are you hesitating for? Don't you want to get on with these girls?" He slapped me on the back of my head.I quickly grasped what he meant and scrambled to the back seat.The girls opened the door and saw I had moved to the back. The girl in black whispered something in her friend's ear, then slid into the front passenger seat. The girl in white hesitated for a moment before sitting next to me.I took a quick glance at her. Her skin was fair, but her ears were turning red—probably from nervousness."So, what are two young girls like you doing out here on the Sunset Highway? It's not safe here," Eric started chatting with the girl in black."Are there wild animals or bad guys here?" she asked."Both.""Oh, no! Are you two bad guys?" she teased."Do we look like it?""Not really, but if we run into bad guys, you'll protect us, right?
Both girls were pale with fear, too.However, Eric did not show much of a reaction. He lit a cigarette calmly and took a drag.When I saw how relaxed he was, I could not help but ask, "Eric, do you have a plan?""Nope." He shook his head.My face fell. Then, he said, "But I have food. Don't worry, we won't starve."I shouted excitedly as I threw my arms around him, "I love you, Eric!"He shoved me away in disgust. "Get off, you idiot! You make me sick."I grinned, not taking it personally.I no longer felt hopeless. In the worst-case scenario, we would have to camp out there for a few days.Both of the girls looked a little more relieved, too.After a while, I was starving."Eric, I'm hungry. Where's the food?" I asked.He glanced at me, then opened the door in the middle of the broken RV, revealing a tiny room inside. He ducked in and soon returned with a few pieces of bread and bottled water.I quickly grabbed a piece of bread and started wolfing it down."Thanks, man," I said.The g
We were done moments later.I handed Ginny a few pieces of bread and two bottles of water."Take more," I said softly.Ginny glanced at me in shock. She took the bread and water, then ate on the bed. She ate quickly, showing just how hungry she was. In no time, she had finished everything."Are both of you here for a trip?" I asked."I'm here to find my sister," Ginny replied, swallowing the last of the bread."To find your sister?" I was momentarily stunned."Do you travel often on this highway?" Ginny asked while she focused on me.I shook my head and replied, "This is my first time. My cousin, Eric, though, travels this route a lot."Ginny was excited and started asking more questions, mostly about Eric. However, I did not know much about him either. All I knew was that he spent much time traveling and hauling goods along that route.During the conversation, I learned that the girl in black was named Lydia Muller."Are you two friends? Or coworkers?" I asked casually.Gi
Eric stopped suddenly cursing but glared at Lydia, who could only respond with a forced smile.He had his way with Lydia in front of Ginny and me.Ginny stayed close to me the entire time, likely out of fear of being in the same room as Eric. Eventually, I drifted off to sleep.In the middle of the night, I was awakened by some noise outside the RV. Lydia and Ginny had both disappeared.'Where did they go?' I wondered.I glanced out the window and noticed two figures outside.'What are they doing out there in the middle of the night?'I was curious and carefully stepped outside."Is it him?""It must be. My sister disappeared on this stretch of road.""That makes sense. He did threaten to kill me earlier and mentioned something about another woman. I think the one he mentioned might have been your sister.""Yes! I've finally found him after a long search!""What do we do now?""Kill him! To avenge my sister.""Are you sure? Are we really killing someone?""You don't want
"What are you doing?""Ginny!""I'll kill you two!""Argh!"I stared at the door anxiously as sounds of a violent struggle came from the RV.After a while, it swung open, and Eric stepped out of the RV. I was relieved, but I began to worry about Ginny.Judging by the sounds earlier, Eric had not gone easy on her.Eric spat out a mouthful of blood, his body covered in cuts and bruises. A fruit knife, the same one Lydia had grabbed earlier, was lodged in his neck."Mmm!" I struggled to stand up, shouting at him through the gag in my mouth.He looked at me with contempt, then kicked me down again."You useless idiot! How did you get tied up by two women? And I almost got killed!" He cursed while pulling the gag out of my mouth.I coughed hard a few times before realizing what had been stuffed in my mouth—it was a piece of underwear!"Eric, are you okay?" I asked in a hurry.He sneered, "I'm not like you, who can't even handle two women."I froze, forcing an awkward smile."
My hand slipped, and the bandage fell to the floor."I—"I looked at Eric in fear.He grinned and sat up slowly. Even though he was clearly weak, his smile nearly made me wet myself. He squinted at me, then picked up the fruit knife again."I—I won't tell anyone! Please don't kill me!" I shouted in panic.He chuckled. "You don't want to die? Fine."I was relieved, but then his next words made me tremble."Kill those two women if you don't want to die.""I—I can't!""Then you'll die!" he yelled, pressing the knife against my throat."O—okay." I was so scared that I wet my pants, trembling as I agreed.He lowered the knife as I submitted. That time, though, he did not let me go alone to the cargo hold. He followed me, making sure to watch my every move.As I raised the knife and looked at Ginny and Lydia lying unconscious in the cargo hold, I could not bring myself to do it."Do it!" he growled coldly.With my eyes closed, I screamed and swung the knife—straight into Eric's
My hand slipped, and the bandage fell to the floor."I—"I looked at Eric in fear.He grinned and sat up slowly. Even though he was clearly weak, his smile nearly made me wet myself. He squinted at me, then picked up the fruit knife again."I—I won't tell anyone! Please don't kill me!" I shouted in panic.He chuckled. "You don't want to die? Fine."I was relieved, but then his next words made me tremble."Kill those two women if you don't want to die.""I—I can't!""Then you'll die!" he yelled, pressing the knife against my throat."O—okay." I was so scared that I wet my pants, trembling as I agreed.He lowered the knife as I submitted. That time, though, he did not let me go alone to the cargo hold. He followed me, making sure to watch my every move.As I raised the knife and looked at Ginny and Lydia lying unconscious in the cargo hold, I could not bring myself to do it."Do it!" he growled coldly.With my eyes closed, I screamed and swung the knife—straight into Eric's
"What are you doing?""Ginny!""I'll kill you two!""Argh!"I stared at the door anxiously as sounds of a violent struggle came from the RV.After a while, it swung open, and Eric stepped out of the RV. I was relieved, but I began to worry about Ginny.Judging by the sounds earlier, Eric had not gone easy on her.Eric spat out a mouthful of blood, his body covered in cuts and bruises. A fruit knife, the same one Lydia had grabbed earlier, was lodged in his neck."Mmm!" I struggled to stand up, shouting at him through the gag in my mouth.He looked at me with contempt, then kicked me down again."You useless idiot! How did you get tied up by two women? And I almost got killed!" He cursed while pulling the gag out of my mouth.I coughed hard a few times before realizing what had been stuffed in my mouth—it was a piece of underwear!"Eric, are you okay?" I asked in a hurry.He sneered, "I'm not like you, who can't even handle two women."I froze, forcing an awkward smile."
Eric stopped suddenly cursing but glared at Lydia, who could only respond with a forced smile.He had his way with Lydia in front of Ginny and me.Ginny stayed close to me the entire time, likely out of fear of being in the same room as Eric. Eventually, I drifted off to sleep.In the middle of the night, I was awakened by some noise outside the RV. Lydia and Ginny had both disappeared.'Where did they go?' I wondered.I glanced out the window and noticed two figures outside.'What are they doing out there in the middle of the night?'I was curious and carefully stepped outside."Is it him?""It must be. My sister disappeared on this stretch of road.""That makes sense. He did threaten to kill me earlier and mentioned something about another woman. I think the one he mentioned might have been your sister.""Yes! I've finally found him after a long search!""What do we do now?""Kill him! To avenge my sister.""Are you sure? Are we really killing someone?""You don't want
We were done moments later.I handed Ginny a few pieces of bread and two bottles of water."Take more," I said softly.Ginny glanced at me in shock. She took the bread and water, then ate on the bed. She ate quickly, showing just how hungry she was. In no time, she had finished everything."Are both of you here for a trip?" I asked."I'm here to find my sister," Ginny replied, swallowing the last of the bread."To find your sister?" I was momentarily stunned."Do you travel often on this highway?" Ginny asked while she focused on me.I shook my head and replied, "This is my first time. My cousin, Eric, though, travels this route a lot."Ginny was excited and started asking more questions, mostly about Eric. However, I did not know much about him either. All I knew was that he spent much time traveling and hauling goods along that route.During the conversation, I learned that the girl in black was named Lydia Muller."Are you two friends? Or coworkers?" I asked casually.Gi
Both girls were pale with fear, too.However, Eric did not show much of a reaction. He lit a cigarette calmly and took a drag.When I saw how relaxed he was, I could not help but ask, "Eric, do you have a plan?""Nope." He shook his head.My face fell. Then, he said, "But I have food. Don't worry, we won't starve."I shouted excitedly as I threw my arms around him, "I love you, Eric!"He shoved me away in disgust. "Get off, you idiot! You make me sick."I grinned, not taking it personally.I no longer felt hopeless. In the worst-case scenario, we would have to camp out there for a few days.Both of the girls looked a little more relieved, too.After a while, I was starving."Eric, I'm hungry. Where's the food?" I asked.He glanced at me, then opened the door in the middle of the broken RV, revealing a tiny room inside. He ducked in and soon returned with a few pieces of bread and bottled water.I quickly grabbed a piece of bread and started wolfing it down."Thanks, man," I said.The g
I was nervous."Fine, get in," Eric called out.He then turned to me and whispered, "Sit in the back.""Huh?" I was confused for a moment."What are you hesitating for? Don't you want to get on with these girls?" He slapped me on the back of my head.I quickly grasped what he meant and scrambled to the back seat.The girls opened the door and saw I had moved to the back. The girl in black whispered something in her friend's ear, then slid into the front passenger seat. The girl in white hesitated for a moment before sitting next to me.I took a quick glance at her. Her skin was fair, but her ears were turning red—probably from nervousness."So, what are two young girls like you doing out here on the Sunset Highway? It's not safe here," Eric started chatting with the girl in black."Are there wild animals or bad guys here?" she asked."Both.""Oh, no! Are you two bad guys?" she teased."Do we look like it?""Not really, but if we run into bad guys, you'll protect us, right?
Eric Jones, who had been driving the Sunset Highway for years, always told me it was a paradise for men.He never told me why until I quit my job and decided to join him on a road trip."Eric, how much did this RV cost? It looks pretty expensive," I asked, looking around the RV.He laughed as he drove. "Not really, just about 75 grand.""Isn't that expensive?" I exclaimed.He gave me a mysterious smile. "That's nothing. I can afford a new one after a few trips on this route."I was stunned; I knew he made money running that route, but not that much!Before getting in, I checked out the RV—it was more like a truck in the back, loaded with cargo. I wondered what kind of goods could make that much money.He smiled at me and asked, "What's up, Kevin? Thinking of joining me? I think you can handle it pretty well. It's way less trouble than your previous company, and sometimes, you'll get women coming on to you.""What kind?" I was confused.He grinned mysteriously."Remember I to