Chapter 4

“What are you going to do with your friend’s body?”

“It’ll take a day and a half to get home from here,so there’s no way we can keep him in the van—not in this heat.”

“The air conditioner isn’t adequate?”Jake said.

“Not even close.It barely keeps the driver and passenger area comfortable.There’s no way it would ever get cold enough in the back to solve the problem.I’ll take care of disposing of the body somewhere up the road,when I find a suitable spot.”

“You say that so matter-of-factly.”

“I don’t have time to get all emotional at the moment,”Josh said.“Surviving is much more important.”

“Yeah,I understand that—sort of.About those clothes?”