Arrival.
You lean back in your seat. After a couple moments of silence, Jade opening and closing the window, and Dave making the rest of your listen to numerous Snoop Dogg and Tupac songs, the road curves into the long driveway of a house shrouded by woodlands. You peer out of the window, inspecting the dilapidated house. You wondered if it was even safe to go into, or if it would just collapse on top of all of you. Dave parks in the gravel driveway, waiting for the beat of Vato to die out before he lets the engine die and steps out of the driver’s seat. His converse crunch against the rocky pavement. Jade hops out after him, pulling her jean shorts higher up on her hips by the belt loops and then grabbing a flashlight from the glove box.
Rose begins to gather her things in a knit satchel, sliding in the journal alongside others and capping her pens. She slings it over her shoulders and once she’s out, you’re shuffling over the seats to get out on her side, not quite wanting to risk your door getting stuck again, and slamming the car door shut behind you. Rose pulls a camera out of her bag and hands it to Dave, who messes with it and it’s settings for a little bit, sliding his hand under the holder strap. He turns to you and you hear the soft noise that indicates he’s recording now.
“you ready to explore the unknown, egbert?” he asks you, rapidly zooming in and out on your face before focusing the picture. You roll your eyes.
You roll your eyes. “ready as i’ll ever be.”
“that’s the spirit!” jade cheers and the camera is spun on her. You pound the bottom of your own flashlight against the ball of your hand until it flickers, flickers, and stays on. The sky was just beginning to darken. You guessed it had to be just about seven or eight. Glancing at the house, you could already tell it was going to be a long night.