Chapter 8

Alexa

The paireirs slowly transformed to endless rows of corn fields and cotton farms. The air took on the signature scent of manure and I knew we were in the country. The landmarks took on a fond familiarity. ‘Fifty Miles to Idaho,’ the reflective green road sign announced. We should be home in an hour. We’re getting home, at last. But it wasn't a happy homecoming. I looked at my friends with dread and returned the same. Emma was biting her nails while sweating bullets, Ava eyes were dark with bags and red like she spent the whole trip crying which she did. Even Sophia who was the ‘cruelest’ amongst us look like she was walking towards the gallows. Her eyes were pressed together tightly and she was muttering something under her breath like a last prayer before her head was cut from her body. She felt my eyes on her and she stopped immediately. She opened her eyes, sighed and called the others attention. Her face transformed to a grim resolve. She took a deep breath and being the mos