Instinct
“Lisa said. She rolled down her window and added her flashlight to the headlights of the vehicle. She panned around the river of green that covered the road.
“It’s just plants. No need to wake him up. He’s exhausted,” Romie said. She dropped the transmission back into drive and took her foot off the brake. She had just begun to accelerate when Brad’s voice scared the hell out of her.
“NO!” he yelled. His mouth was practically in her ear.
When she stomped the brakes, he flopped forward and landed... on the center console.
“What?” she asked.
Lisa was helping Brad up. Romie reached under him to push the shift lever into reverse. She backed away from the plants.
“Those are the vines,” Brad said. His voice was hoarse from the yell. He coughed to clear his throat. “They’re dangerous.” He pushed himself back upright.
“You could have fooled me,” Romie said. “They look like goddamn plants to me. How do we get around them?”
Lisa put up her hands. “How should I know?”MoreLess
“It’s just plants. No need to wake him up. He’s exhausted,” Romie said. She dropped the transmission back into drive and took her foot off the brake. She had just begun to accelerate when Brad’s voice scared the hell out of her.
“NO!” he yelled. His mouth was practically in her ear.
When she stomped the brakes, he flopped forward and landed... on the center console.
“What?” she asked.
Lisa was helping Brad up. Romie reached under him to push the shift lever into reverse. She backed away from the plants.
“Those are the vines,” Brad said. His voice was hoarse from the yell. He coughed to clear his throat. “They’re dangerous.” He pushed himself back upright.
“You could have fooled me,” Romie said. “They look like goddamn plants to me. How do we get around them?”
Lisa put up her hands. “How should I know?”MoreLess
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