Based on the attack Cam knew his reception would be cold, so it was no surprise when she started shouting at him. It was at that moment that Cam knew he had miscalculated. His head hung low as he realized he would likely not make it out of this one.<br/><br/>“I guess… I thought I knew you better. I can see now that I was wrong.” He sighed as he gathered his thoughts.<br/><br/>“Since everyone thinks our days are numbered,” he started, referring to the impending impact of the moon, “that makes everything we do really important. It’s important because every single thing we do could be the very last thing we do.” He paused to let that sink in.<br/><br/>“I guess that I thought you might rather spend whatever time you had… doing something that mattered,” he added. “I don’t think you know just how dark the road you are on really is.”<br/><br/>Cam looked down at his boots for a moment as he tried to work up the courage to say what he needed to say. When he glanced back his crystal blue eyes shined in the high beams of her truck.<br/><br/>“My village was wiped out by the Reds,” he started, referring to a highway gang that still controlled central Colorado. “I was the only survivor. The town couldn’t afford the protection money. They shot my parents right in front of me. My brother. My friends...all gone. I was the only survivor.”<br/><br/>He shook his head for a moment as his hands turned into fists.<br/><br/>“I escaped south, and was rounded up by the Spade Aces. They kidnapped a ‘class’ of teenagers and ‘initiated’ us. Half of us died in the process. I made it and was forced to join,” he added, pulling down his T-shirt to reveal the scar on his chest that she noticed before. It was the emblem of the gang – a skull encircled by a gear. “They branded me like a cow so that I couldn’t join another gang. But I ran away anyway.”<br/><br/>“Ever since then I have seen one cruel act after another from these gangs. I’m telling you they’re no good. You might think that your bosses are OK right now, but you are one bar brawl away from having a new leader. If there’s anything I know it’s that the cream always rises to the top. It’s just a matter of time before a sociopath takes over.”<br/><br/>He took a step forward with his arms extended, hands open in a pleading gesture. “I don’t know you all that well, but I know you are better than this. Don’t waste what little time you might have helping one of these gangs. I can help you get out. You don’t have to live like this. Please… trust me…” he said, ending his monologue.<br/><br/>In the distance four vehicles could be seen racing across the desert towards their direction. Cam looked over at the glowing headlights with a fatalistic expression. This seemed like the end.