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"That wasfrom my canteen, dumbass," Gonzo said "Jesus, dude Did you leave your balls in California?"

I shushed theirls started co to pee

"I told you not to drink that much water on the drive," Sarah told her "You never listen tosloth"

"You irl said "I read soo once a week"

I rolledif this hat Vida felt like every moment of every day

"Status?" Cole’s voice was clipped in o," I said as I pressedso far, over"

We’d taken the two SUVs down to this barren stretch of Interstate 80 and were dropped off on the side of the road; Lucy and Mike turned the cars around and drove them back to Lodi Cole and I had hway in terh fro a quick stop But the only cover we had to hide in was the wash running along the cracked asphalt We curved our bodies to fit its shape, and waited

It was another ten minutes before ine I knew I hadn’t iet a better look at the lip of the wash A few seconds later, the first pinpricks of light appeared--headlights that grew in size and intensity, slicing through the darkness

I glanced down the wash--and there it was, three bursts of light froht Ollie had been stationed there to check the ht one

Zach slapped rin to his face I felt it like a jolt of electricity to my system and flashed a smile back at him as I stood

I walked out into theonly a little bit as the semi-trailer truck barreled down the road I held up hts blinded me--I couldn’t see the details of the driver behind the windshield, but I saw the quick movement as his hand went to strike the horn I let the invisible hands in , stretching, stretching--and connecting

The truck rolled to a stop three feet away from me

There was a flurry ofup fro toward the rear of the truck to open the trailer and jued around to open the passenger side door of the truck’s cab "We have our ride, over"