Kimberly glanced in the rearview mirror.

"You brought one book for road trip?"

She shook her head.

"Rookie mistake."

At the mention of the muffler, she narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"...Why does everyone keep hearing noises except me?"

A beat.

"If van falls apart, we all fall apart together. It is called teamwork."

Then she pointed toward the back.

"And no fetching car parts from middle of haunted woods. That is how people end up in documentaries."