Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 27296 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 136(@200wpm)___ 109(@250wpm)___ 91(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27296 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 136(@200wpm)___ 109(@250wpm)___ 91(@300wpm)
Before Kaliah realized what was happening, Sasha reached in the back seat and swung her fist at Nicole. Brianna, also activated took one hand off the steering wheel to rip off Sasha’s wig.
“Bitch!” Sasha screamed grabbing her wig cap covered scalp.
The driver and passenger started throwing punches, and the car swerved to the side of the road.
Kaliah screamed at the top of her lungs as flashbacks from a previous accident hit her. She’d managed to survive that one even though it had changed her life forever. She feared, she wouldn’t be so lucky with these two idiots fighting in the front seat.
All she wanted was to have a little fun vacation. She didn’t think it would end up in her death.
CHAPTER 2
The impact against the guardrail, saved the vehicle from careening into a ditch. Thankfully the seatbelt kept Kaliah in place for the most part but her body still smashed against the door, aggravating her already injured leg.
“See what you made me do!” Brianna screamed. “You’re going to pay for the damage. And when we get out of this car, I’m going to beat your ass.”
“I’m not paying for shit,” Sasha shot back, grabbing her wig off the floor.
Nicole touched her body as if she was making sure every part of her was still intact.
Kaliah wanted nothing more than to separate from these three. Now more than ever, it was clear she had to find another way home. She only needed to convince them to drop her off at the next exit so that she could find the closest bus or train station home. It would be so much better than spending a week with these three vipers she no longer felt safe with.
It was now more evident than ever, if this trip were to continue, they’d use Kaliah for whatever they could get out of her and ignore her the rest of the time. She deserved better than that. She wished she would have realized that before she agreed to come on this vacation with them in the first place.
A lump formed in her throat and her chest tightened, making it difficult to breath. Tears stung her eyes but she refused to let them fall. At least not in front of these women who would mock her for them. Besides, crying never got her anywhere in life. They never moved her parents or siblings who treated her as an afterthought.
And they didn’t work on the one and only boyfriend she’d had who used her to get closer to her older sister. Maybe she clung to these women because she wanted to feel like someone actually cared about her even though deep down, she knew they didn’t. At least before this trip, she could pretend someone in her life gave a damn about Kaliah Williams. Since that was longer the case, she never felt more alone.
So deep in her misery, she didn’t realize, Brianna and Sasha were still arguing while Nicole seemed to be enjoying the show. Each one of these women, managed to tap dance on her last nerve and finally she snapped.
“Would the two of you cut this bullshit out? We just got into an accident and it’ll be dark in an hour or so. We should see if the car is in driving condition and find someplace to spend the night,” Kaliah reasoned.
“Who do you think you’re talking to?” Brianna turned her narrowed gaze in Kaliah’s direction. Her short bright red curls now stood straight up, giving her the appearance of being electrocuted. There was a bruise on her light brown cheek and her makeup was smeared. She appeared to be all out of fucks.
But Kaliah was beyond caring. Before this incident, she would have apologized in the name of preserving the friendship. But there was no friendship to hold on to.
“All of you. You two can beat each other’s asses later. Right now, we’re in the middle of nowhere with no cell phone reception. We haven’t seen a sign for miles and we’re not sure if we’re on the right road to our destination. Wouldn’t it be better to focus on getting somewhere we can get help?”
Nicole sighed. “She’s right. I don’t want to stick around here. This place is creepy. It could be a sundown town for all we know and my black ass doesn’t want to be around when some hick in a pick-up truck comes after us.”
Brianna flared her nostrils and glared at Kaliah for a few more seconds before turning back around.
Kaliah didn’t realize she’d been holding her breath until that moment. She only had to make it through the night and she could get away from these ex friends of hers.
Brianna cranked up the car but it wouldn’t start. It made a whirring sound whenever she attempted to turn the key. “Fuck!” She banged on the steering wheel several times. “What are we going to do?”