(Harlow)
Asher drove away from the compound without telling me where we were going. I asked twice, and both times he told me to wait. By the third time, I gave up and looked out the window. We were heading away from the center of Crosswell.
"How far are we going?"
"Not far."
"You said that ten minutes ago."
"And I was right."
I looked at him, but he kept his attention on the road. We passed the last few houses before he turned onto a smaller road I didn't recognize. Trees covered both sides, and there wasn't another car around. I reached for my phone to check where we were.
"Put that away."
"Why?"
"Because we're almost there."
"You know being mysterious is annoying, right?"
He smiled but didn't answer. A few minutes later, the trees opened enough for me to see water through them
