Noa turned her head to try and hide an amused smile at Duncan’s retort. Of course, it didn’t make her like him any more but it was humorous in the moment and it reminded her of the bickering between herself and her brother, though that had been more playful than the poisonous display between Errol and his brother. 

It was times like these that she missed her brother but then again it was also times like these that made her thankful she didn’t have such a toxic relationship with him.

[color=7bcdc8]“No worries.”[/color] She replied with a dismissive hand gesture which turned into a sharp nudge of her elbow into Errol’s side. [color=7bcdc8]“Shut up.” [/color]She smiled at the teasing which characterised their friendship. [color=7bcdc8]“Hang on, she might want one too.”[/color] She stopped on the way to the car and called back to Clem.[color=7bcdc8] “Clem, do you want a hot dog?”[/color] She asked, not offering Duncan the same privilege. 

Once they were all in the car, she leaned down to find the shades she had left in the car somewhere, hitting the back of her head on the dashboard as she returned to a sitting position. [color=7bcdc8]“Fucking ow.”[/color] She muttered, briefly touching the back of her head before moving onto whatever task she was fiddling with next.

Plugging the aux cord into her phone, she browsed music for merely a moment before settling on Mr Blue Sky without offering input from anyone else, joining in once the lyrics kicked in, unperturbed by Errol’s annoyance at the traffic. [color=7bcdc8][i]“Sun is shinin’ in the sky, there ain’t a cloud in sight…”[/i]
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However, the mood soon changed when it became apparent that there was more to be concerned by than rush hour. Quickly fading into silence, she shared a look with Errol but there was no time for words to be exchanged.

Once they had been hit and their fate sealed, there was nothing they could do in that moment other than pray they made it out on the other side. In one moment, everything stood still and there was a momentary silence until she took a breath that she hadn’t realised she had been holding in and with the breath the silence and stillness disappeared.

Reality hit.

[color=7bcdc8]“Errol.” [/color]She looked across at her friend and then back towards their other two occupants. [color=7bcdc8]“What is happening?”[/color] She asked, making no attempt to conceal the panic in her tone.