Chapter 8: Hittin’ the Road
Savannah manages to pull herself together enough to get over to Serena’s house. Duckie stays quiet, not wanting to upset Van, who’s still on the edge of panic. The headlight cover is no longer dangling down in an obvious way; Duckie had cleverly secured it, at least temporarily, with duct tape they bought at the Jiffy Store.
They get to Serena’s place safely, pulling into the gravel driveway. Serena’s waiting on the front stoop, holding Panda.
Both Savannah and Duckie are more anxious than ever to see Abilene in the rearview mirror, but Serena is having second thoughts.
“Hey. Are we really goin’? I’m nervous, just a little.”
Savannah steps out of the car and grabs her little sister in a hug, for the moment forgetting all about the accident and the busted he
