Outback (2011)
“Mel leans out the window and gestures to us. He points at a spot on the horizon, near the edge of the shimmery salt lake. “I want to check a little farther north,” he says.
“Now?” I get in the passenger seat and Nat scrambles into the back. “How about some dinner? I’m starving.”
“Later,” Mel says. “I didn’t come all this way to waste time eating.” He drives straight across the desert sand, bumping along, seemingly oblivious to the rocks and shrubs in our path.
“Uh, Mel? You think maybe we shoul...d stick to the track?”
“My dear boy.” He sounds both amused and impatient. “This is a four-wheel drive. An off-road vehicle.”
I glance over my shoulder at Nat. “Ask him,” she mouths at me.
I’m pretty sure he won’t listen. Seems to me that Mel only listens to people when they are agreeing with him. “So what’s over there that can’t wait?” I ask instead.
“We’ll see,” he says. “I have a good feeling—”
“Stop!” Nat shouts. “Mel, stop!”MoreLess
“Now?” I get in the passenger seat and Nat scrambles into the back. “How about some dinner? I’m starving.”
“Later,” Mel says. “I didn’t come all this way to waste time eating.” He drives straight across the desert sand, bumping along, seemingly oblivious to the rocks and shrubs in our path.
“Uh, Mel? You think maybe we shoul...d stick to the track?”
“My dear boy.” He sounds both amused and impatient. “This is a four-wheel drive. An off-road vehicle.”
I glance over my shoulder at Nat. “Ask him,” she mouths at me.
I’m pretty sure he won’t listen. Seems to me that Mel only listens to people when they are agreeing with him. “So what’s over there that can’t wait?” I ask instead.
“We’ll see,” he says. “I have a good feeling—”
“Stop!” Nat shouts. “Mel, stop!”MoreLess
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