<div style="text-align: justify;">It smelled odd in the truck. She wondered whether it had been Dimitri's father's before. The seats were faded and there was a small crack in the right side-view mirror. Alannah kicked back, the shared gym bag under her seat. It was just a trip. They were just sitting in a car. Driving south. On gray road through other cities with other buildings and other people and <span style="font-style: italic">oh my God she wanted to laugh out loud</span>. She didn't, because she didn't want Dimitri to think that she was nuts, but her cheeks were beginning to hurt from the brilliant smiles she flashed him at every red light.<br/><br/><span style="color: #4080FF">"Ya just tell me if or when ya wanna switch, Dimitri,"</span> she told him. It didn't seem fair that he'd have to drive the whole way there himself. Alannah's normally chatty self became silent once more. There was nothing outside she hadn't seen before, and yet her eyes were glued to the window. <span style="color: #4080FF">"D'ya think we'll have to make a stop before we get there?"</span> She asked him as she took off her shoes. She wondered what it would be like to sleep in the car. Technically, there was a bed. With a jacket over them, it might not even be that bad during this time of year.</div>