The summer sun blared into the van that was driving across the road, making the heat almost unbearable again.

"Ugh… Hey- Ky, the heat is getting really bad… Where's the fan?" One of the women asked with a heavy breath as she scooted closer to the man.

"Nicole… Don't worry, the heat might- uh… die down? If it gets worse, I'll give you the fan." The man would sigh with a weakened smile as he looked at Nicole.

"WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, KYLE!" Nicole cried with anger and frustration as she just sighed. "I know… Calm down, babe…" Kyle would say. Grace pulled herself to the back of the van as she looked at Kyle and Nicole. Kate eyed them with a scoff, "Stop Arguing, this relationship won't work out if you keep it up!" She exclaimed.

"Can you guys please be quiet? Tanner has a headache and he feels nauseous." She would say with a sense of caution. Nicole gasped and realized what she was doing for a moment,

"Oh, yeah, I'm sorry about that…" She apologized and breathed heavily. Grace smiled at her with a wide smile, she was grateful for almost everyone in this car. They were her best friends and she was so happy to have them around.

Kate sat around before smiling at Grace, she sighed. "We could probably give Tanner some water… I'm sorry that he- uh… Feels sick…" Kate would mutter with worry and concern, she cared for them and she genuinely wanted to help; even when she looked like she didn't care, she very much did.

Tanner felt himself begin to get more sick as he kept his hands on the steering wheel. "Hey… I'm feeling sick, can I- pull over?" He asked them with a groan right after that. "Do you feel that sick?" Kyle exclaimed with nervousness, he didn't realize Tanner was getting so sick.

Tanner hesitantly nodded as he stopped the car, before unlocking the doors and heading outside. He put his hands to his knees and threw up at least 4 times, his throat burning as he breathed heavily.

"Ah…" He sighed with relief. He pulled his head up before his nervousness began to spiral. He had seen someone in the distance, Kyle peeked out of the car window before seeing the same thing.

Grace sighed as she looked to see what all the fuss was about, "What's going on?" She asked in her sassy voice as she peeked out. Alongside Kyle, slightly pushing him out of the way as she did this.

She noticed the exact figure, the figure smiled brightly as it waved its hands up in the air frantically. It seemed to be a woman. The woman began to run at them, maybe she wanted some help.

"Hi- I- I need some help… Can you g-guys get me back to my h-house?" She asked with a smile as she looked at them. "Uh… Yeah…" Tanner would say with hesitation as he wiped off his mouth before going back to his car.

He got back in and offered for the person to go inside. Nicole gasped as she swatted away the creepy girl, "What are you doing?! YOU JUST LET A RANDOM PERSON INSIDE THE VAN!" She screamed with horror and anger as she looked at the woman with disgust.

"B-But… What'd I- D-Do?" She asked with a frown as she secluded herself in the corner. Nicole looked for backup, but nobody helped her. They didn't mind this girl, she didn't seem like a bad person; she just wanted to get a ride back to her home.

"Miss, we're on a trip, so… how far is it? Is it in town or down here?" Tanner would curiously ask with a sigh as he looked back at the woman. The woman's head shot up as she smiled widely, she was fidgety as she held onto her knees; pulling them to her chest.

"A-Ah… It's… right down the road! The way that y-yer goin'!" She exclaimed as she looked at everyone. Nicole was sweating nervously, she didn't like the vibe of this woman. "Alrighto expresso…" Tanner said as he started the car up again, smiling and looking at the road. "Don't ever say that again." Grace threatened as a joke with a laugh. Kate looked at them, "Well… This is interesting. I never expected to see a hitchhiker… I also never expected it to be so hot out here." Kate would complain as she huffed.

Tanner rolled his eyes jokingly as he steered. The woman tilted her head. "What's your name?" Kyle asked curiously as he looked her way. The girl's eyes lit up as she began to get jumpy, "M-My name is- DeeDee. Call me DeeDee!" She smiled.

"Nice to meet you, DeeDee!" Kate exclaimed as she smiled, holding her hand out to DeeDee so that she could shake hands with the woman. DeeDee hesitated with confusion, "Uh…" She muttered as she put her hand in Kate's. They both shook hands, Kate didn't think anything of it and then leaned back in the seat again.

"DeeDee? Who names their child DeeDee?" Nicole laughed at her with a smile as she turned away. Kate looked at Nicole, "Hey… Don't be mean, Nicky." Kate would say with a gentle warning.

DeeDee looked at her as she tried to compel a feeling that she usually had. She grabbed Nicole by her hair and pulled her backward before making her hands wrap around the girl's neck. Nicole was shocked, what was going on? She then realized that DeeDee was trying to strangle her.

She tried to fight back, trying to use any sort of combat that she had; Hitting, biting, kicking, and screaming. The woman didn't let go. "HELP!" Nicole managed to squeak. Kate stared with horror as she hesitated to do anything, she didn't know what to do and was fearful.

"HOLY- WHAT THE HELL?!" Kyle screamed as he began to grab DeeDee by her shoulders, trying to get her off. He could tell that she may not have been mentally stable and he wanted to be as gentle as he could.

Nicole screamed as she scratched DeeDee's cheek, all the way across. DeeDee slapped her and began to choke her hard, making her turn purple-blue. Tanner looked back into the back seat as he heard the horrifying screams, Grace grabbed his sleeve as she began to panic. Tears ran down the girl's face as she breathed rapidly.

Kate looked at everyone as she tried to open the van door, she realized it was locked, and then she began to hyperventilate.

"HEY-" Tanner called before he saw the car begin to swerve. He had hit a singular rock and the car had been thrown. Many screams echoed throughout the van with many destruction noises.

Kate's head flung to the side and then a crack of bone could be heard, she was then unconscious. Grace felt the blood run down her forehead as she shakily hyperventilated, she felt faint. Tanner was already unconscious since he was the driver.