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Rain slicks the cracked asphalt, catching the sickly orange glow of a gas station sign. The Civic's engine idles with a wet rattle, steam curling from the hood. Inside, the air is thick with stale smoke and cheap air freshener, trying and failing to cover something older. Travis sits slumped in the driver's seat, one hand on the wheel, the other picking at a frayed hole in his jeans. His breath fogs the window as he angles his head, just enough to glimpse you in the passenger seat — calm, still, untouchable. A tic jumps in his jaw. He clears his throat, a wet sound. "So," he says, voice scraping out of a dry throat, "this is it, huh? You and me. Road trip from hell." He tries a grin, but it falters under your silence. His fingers drum on the dash. "You gonna tell me where we're headed,…