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“I think we’re lost,” Cam said.
“We’re not lost,” I told him.
“I think we are.”
“We’re not.”
“Then where are we?”
I turned to look at him. He sat perched forward in the passenger seat of
the rental car, peering out the window like we were on a moon voyage and
he was staring out into the depths of space. This current attitude contrasted
with how easygoing he’d been for the last half of the trip or so.
“We are on a secondary highway, headed west from Spokane toward
Seattle,” I said calmly, but even I could hear the frustration creeping into
my tone.
“You think so. But I haven’t seen a sign in almost an hour.”
I held up a middle finger. “How’s that for a sign?”
He scowled. Doing that didn’t make him look any less average. Really,
Cam could be the guy who worked at the grocery store or taught third
grade. So scowling just made him look petulant. “I’m serious, Bricks. I
think we’re lost. And how much gas do we have?”
I glanced at the fuel gauge. It was down to a quarter tank, so I decided
not to address that issue. Instead, I stuck with his first point. “We’re not
goddamn lost.”
“You’re only saying that because you’re driving. If I was driving, you’d
be saying exactly what I’m saying. That we’re lost. And probably making
some comment about men and directions.”
“That’d be sexist. I’d never do that. Besides, if you were driving, we’d
still be in Montana somewhere.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“That you drive like old people fuck.”
He shook his head. “Don’t deflect. We’re lost.”
“I’m not deflecting, and we are not lost.”
Cam sighed. “We should’ve stayed on I-90. I saw a sign that said two
hundred seventy miles to Seattle. What’s that, five hours?”
“Nine if you’re driving,” I said. “And let’s not forget that you’re the one
who wanted to see the countryside. That’s the reason we’re on this stupid
two-laner to begin with.”
He raised his index finger. “Aha! So you admit we’re lost!”
“No. I admit you’re an idiot, and we’re on a two-lane highway headed
west. Toward Seattle. Which is a stupid destination anyway, but whatever.”
Cam sighed again, this time with dramatic exaggeration. “Again with the
Seattle thing? I thought we settled this.”
“It is settled. And stupid.”
“If you think it’s so stupid, why are you coming along?”
I shot him a knowing look. He held up his hands in apology. “Okay, okay.
Sorry.”
We fell silent for a few minutes. I spent most of that time wishing the
rental car had a navigation system in it, because the truth was, we were a
little lost. The first rental car we’d had was fully stocked with satellite
radio, seat warmers, and a nav computer. But we returned that one in
Philadelphia, took a train to D.C., and picked up a new rental car from a
different company there.
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