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    April 6th, 2015 at 09:09am
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    Brooklyn Kinney sighed, as she watched the world below pass her by. From this high up, everything looked so small; like ants flocking into a tiny village. Normally, one might marvel over such a sight—then again, those who would, probably weren't just put onto an airplane and forced to spend their entire summer on their uncle's revolting West Virginia farm.
    April 7th, 2015 at 02:56am
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    Lucas Dean wiped the sweat from his forehead as he continue to toss the haybales into the hayloft. He'd been doing this long enough that the back of his shirt was drenched in sweat, and he smelled like the hay he was unloading.

    "Hey kid, I just got a call from Mike round the way, one of his cows is having a time with the birthing. I'm going to go see if I can help her along. I need you to go pick my niece up from the airport. She should be landing in 'bout an hour." Thomas Kinney said, as he pulled up beside the trailer Luke was standing on.

    "Yes sir," Luke said, tossing one more haybale into the loft before jumping from the trailer. The rest would have to wait until he got back. It would take nearly forty minutes to get to the airport, with good traffic and no delays.
    April 7th, 2015 at 03:17am
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    When Brooke stepped off the plane, she was startled by the utter lack of human life. She was expecting to be met with thousands of people, just like any other airport she's visited around the world. Instead, there were very few people wandering around, and for some reason, Brooke felt quite uneasy about this notion, so she hurried right along to retrieve her bags and get the hell out of there.

    After grabbing her things from the terminal, Brooke headed outside, expecting to find her uncle there waiting. Instead, the parking lot was so deserted, she almost expected to see a tumbleweed roll by. Stamping her foot, she dropped her bags and fished her phone out of her purse. She scrolled to her uncle's number and pressed call. Almost immediately, an alert flashed on the screen.

    No Service.

    Brooke's eyes almost bulged out of her head. She felt like screaming, but chances were, no one would hear her anyway. She was stuck in this hell hole, and that was all there was to it.
    April 7th, 2015 at 04:28am
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    Luke pulled into the airport parking lot, shifting gears as he slowed the truck down. He saw a pretty little blonde standing on the sidewalk. He threw the truck into park, jumping out and running around the front of it to introduce himself and help her with her stuff.

    Upon actually seeing her, he couldn't help but wish he'd taken the time to clean up before coming to get her. But he hadn't and he probably smelled like a farm animal himself.

    "Howdy, you must be Brooke. My name is Luke, your uncle had to help a neighbor so he sent me instead." He said, flashing her a sideways grin.
    April 7th, 2015 at 04:54am
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    Brooke was dumbfounded, as she looked at the man standing before her and the vehicle he arrived in. Was he serious? This had to be a bad joke her father had arranged; just another form of punishment for her misdeeds back home.

    "Uh," she began, still eyeing the man. "Is this...are you serious?"
    April 7th, 2015 at 05:02am
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    Luke raised an eyebrow, looking towards his truck. He scratched the back of his neck, not exactly knowing what to say.

    "Um, yeah. I work for Thomas, and he asked me to come pick you up." he said, shifting to his other foot.

    He knew a little of the circumstances that brought her here, and from what he'd heard from Thomas she was a little on the....high maintenance side. However, he wasn't sure this was exactly what he'd been expecting.
    April 7th, 2015 at 05:08am
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    "I can't even believe this," she said, almost to herself.

    How could her father throw her into this mess? She understood that, okay, maybe she deserved a little bit of punishment for her actions, but this? Really? It was as though he got her out of trouble, just to give her his own twisted sort of prison sentence. At that point, Brooke almost wished she would've just gotten whatever sentencing the courts decided for her.

    After a moments more of thought, Brooke eyed the man before her again. There was nothing else she could do; it was obviously no joke, this was going to be her life for the next two and a half months.

    "Well, let's go, then."
    April 7th, 2015 at 06:00am
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    Luke nodded, and reached forward to pick her suitcases. He quickly swung them into the bed of his truck, hoping they didn't get dirty back there. He then opened the passenger door of his truck, gesturing for her to get in.
    April 7th, 2015 at 06:29am
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    "Hey! Those are expensive!" Brooke exclaimed as she watched Luke toss her bags in the back. She took hold of the one bag left behind and proceeded to place it gently next to where the other ones lay scattered. She got in the truck, scowling, and slammed the door behind her. "Those are Coach bags, mister. They're probably worth more than this truck, and my parents will kill me if I come back home and my things are destroyed."
    April 7th, 2015 at 06:43am
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    Luke took a deep breath, silently counting back from 10. He already knew this was going to be fun, and they hadn't even left yet. He rubbed a hand over his face, and headed back around the front of his truck. After climbing behind the wheel, he cranked it a few times bevore it finally roared to life.
    April 7th, 2015 at 06:57am
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    Brooke leaned her head against the window as they began their journey back to her uncle's house. It wasn't until silence overcame them, that she realized perspiration was beginning to form on the back of her neck. She wiped at it a bit, and then grabbed the bottom of her shirt in an effort to fan herself. Sighing, she looked over at Luke.

    "Don't you have any AC? It's like a furnace in here. New York is never this hot."
    April 7th, 2015 at 07:08am
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    Luke said nothing, instead he leaned over and started cranking her window down. He then leaned back over, doing the same to his. He couldn't help but smirk slightly, knowing from past experience that ladies didn't like their hair blowing around their face.
    April 7th, 2015 at 07:11am
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    "Hey! First off, eww, you just rubbed yourself all over me. Second, if I wanted my hair to look crazy, I could have easily done it myself!"

    Brooke reached into her purse and pulled out a sweet smelling body spray, quickly spritzing it where Luke had just touched. She went to say something else, but quickly gagged, as some insect suddenly flew in through the open window and landed directly in her mouth. She coughed and spit dramatically, and proceeded to gasp for air, as though she were dying.
    April 7th, 2015 at 07:18am
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    Luke scoffed at her exclamation, shaking his head. She was overly dramatic about everything, and he honestly didn't even know what to say.

    "What the hell?" He exclaimed, coughing as the perfume reached his nose. It was really strong, and it made his eyes burn.

    When she started flailing around, he couldn't help but snort. He coughed to cover his laugh however, and reached forward to turn his radio on.
    April 7th, 2015 at 07:32am
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    Brooke flashed him an evil glare after hearing him snort at her. Before she had time to react, the radio came on, and that only succeeded in pissing her off more. What the hell kind of music did they play down here?

    "Can I at least find something better? I don't even know what this is."
    April 7th, 2015 at 08:00am
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    "By all mean, go ahead." he said, gesturing towards the radio. He knew she wouldn't find anything other than country in his presets.

    He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel, looking out at the scenery as they passed it.
    April 7th, 2015 at 08:02am
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    Brooke leaned forward a bit and pressed the next preset. Another country song came blaring out, so she continued pressing the rest of the buttons. Each one had the same result, and she sighed, deciding to just leave it on because anything was better than awkward silences. She resigned herself to looking out at the absolute nothingness that that followed alongside the truck. This couldn't be it. There had to be something interesting around these parts.

    "So, what do you do for fun around here? Please tell me there are things to actually do besides herd cattle or...whatever you farmers do."
    April 7th, 2015 at 08:12am
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    Luke chuckled, turning down the road that would eventually take them to her uncle's house. He knew that her definition of fun probably was nowhere near close to his own. Or any other normal persons for that matter.

    "Well, you know we have a river that we can fish in, swim in. Your uncles has horses, you can ride them. If you know how to ride, that is. If not, your uncle's wife is a good teacher. Honestly, you're not going to find any shopping malls or anything. We have a couple dollar stores, a grocery store, and a auto parts store. There's a walmart about thirty miles up the interstate." he said, shrugging.
    April 7th, 2015 at 06:45pm
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    "There's no malls?! How do you guys even live without a mall nearby?" Brooke exclaimed. "And the nearest WalMart is thirty miles? Ugh." Brooke wasn't sure how she was going to make it through these next couple of months. How was she supposed to get her hair products and body spray and everything she would eventually run out of? How was she going to shop for clothes and shoes?

    Just as she was considering having to travel hours for the nearest mall, what she assumed was her uncles house came into view, and Brooke felt tears welling in her eyes. There was literally nothing around; no neighbors, no stores, no other signs of life. She just couldn't believe it.
    April 7th, 2015 at 07:16pm