Twisted Yarn

It's a cold and snowy day in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As the snow begins to fall, two young men are beginning to put suitcases in the trunk of a grey Chevy Cavalier parked in front of a house in the middle of a congested neighborhood. One of the men, a tall drink of water with dark brown hair turns to the other. "Jason, can you believe that we are actually going through with this?" Jason stops for a moment to ponder the question he was just asked. "How long have we been talking about going on this road trip and now we are finally doing it!", he responds. "I know, it seems surreal."

As the two men continue to load the car, making sure to fill up as much space as possible so no inch is left unused, an elderly man approaches. "You two really going on this trip?" he asks. "Yes sir we are.", Jason responds. "It's damn foolish, driving off to God knows where, not having any plans..."

"That's where you are wrong Mr. Parker, we have a plan.", the young man interrupts. "Oh yeah? Well enlighten me Chris, what would that be?", the old man asks. "Our plan is to head to warmer climate, see what there is to be seen, live like we want to live, do what we want to do and prove to ourselves that there is more to life than Sioux Falls.", He responds.

"Well, if you ask me you're making a big mistake. You've got no money, no real plan, nowhere to go and no clue how to survive in the real world.", the old man insists.

The two men climb into their seats in the car, Chris takes the wheel and Jason is in the passenger seat. Chris turns his head out the window and takes one last look at Mr. Parker and says, "Well, nobody asked you. We'll do fine. Thanks for your vote of confidence."

He starts the ignition and takes off down the road. The old man watches as the car vanishes into nothingness. "Damn fools.", he mutters under his breath...