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After what felt like hours of driving down gravelly, stony roads and passing endless trees, Aiden finally turned into a concrete lot.
“Finally, civilization!” I sighed as I stretched in my seat, craning my neck to look out the window.
A few people around stopped in their tracks as they stared at the truck as Aiden drove further into the empty lot.
Two men were standing at the corner of the lot, but they paused their discussion, their head snapping to us as Aiden parked.
Immediately, their heads dipped low, their gaze to the ground as they shuffled away.
“I think you scared them with your vehicle,” I said as I watched the two men literally jog away.
Aiden didn’t say anything. Instead, he killed the engine, and opened his door. The metallic groan
