Day 3

Fire stone: complete auto care (flat tire)= $100

2536 Carlisle Blvd Ne

Albuquerque, NM 87110-3808

Cheveron full tank= $70

3520 Menaul Boulevard Northeast,

Albuquerque, NM

Walmart (parking lot for sleeping)

196 Shawnee Mall Dr

Shawnee, OK 74804

money spent= $170

money left= $293.04

distance traveled= 576mi

distance left= 1129mi

1.Smith, Steve. Pathfinder Trail A/P tire blowout before 35,000 miles. 07.20.09. Texas. gmtruckclub.com. web image. 02.17.12

2.Woodson, Brian. Firestone Tire Repair Albuquerque. 02.17.12. Albuquerque, NM. maps.google.com. screen shot. 02.17.12

3.Woodson, Brian. Walmart. 02.17.12. Albuquerque, NM. maps.google.com. screen shot. 02.17.12

4.Woodson, Brian. Harrington Discovery Center. 02.17.12. Almarillo, TX. maps.google.com. screen shot. 02.17.12

Day 3

Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! I looked over at my phone in the charging outlet and realized that it was 6:50, I jumped out of bed and ran towards the bathroom to wake myself up. I turned on the cold water, took a handful, and threw it on my face. As the cold water hit my face i could feel by body being rejuvenated, and awoken. I dried by face, looked in the mirror, and realized tiny lines under my eyes. I moved closer and saw that the lines were more defined; probably from stress i suspected, then walked out the bathroom. When i entered the room is saw Brian with his bags ready, and the beds tidy. I asked,

“Did you looked around the room for anything that we might have missed yet?”

“Yea, we can go now,” Brian said blankly, with a slight yawn.

We headed out the room, down the stairs towards the front desk. I walked up towards the front desk, and saw that no one was there. I rang the bell, and a short man walked forward. The man said,

“Done with your stay already?”

Without hesitation i responded, “Yep, just one night.”

“Might i ask sir, but where are you two headed?” the man asked.

“Where headed to Charleston, SC,” i responded boldly.

“We’ll what’s done there?” the man asked confused.

 “ A chance at peace,” i said, then walked out the door.

We headed towards the car with the key in my hand, opened the door, while Brian checked the engine for any possible problems. I saw a thumbs up, and started the car. Brian opened the car with a puzzled look on his face, i asked,

 “What’s the look for?”

He responded not to sure of himself, “ The car i sort of leaning on one side. Come her and see for yourself.”

I went over to the side Brian was on, looked up, and realized that the car was on leaning over to one side. We looked around the bottom of the car for anything that might be distorted. Suddenly something shinny caught my attention from the bottom of the car, i bent down and realized that their was a piece of broken glass in one of our tires. I kicked the the car, anger began to take over. This was the third day that we were experiencing difficulty with our car. I was tired of not knowing what was going to happen, i was tired of life. I pulled out my phone and searched for any repair shops where we were. Luckily I found one around the corner from the hotel, we got in the car and followed the directions.

2 minutes later we arrived at the repair shop called Fire stone: complete auto care. I drove into the parking lot. Brian got out and headed inside to speak to the manager about getting a replacement tire. I got out the car, and walked to the curb. The cool air hit my face, and i twinged a bit, I looked out into the distance and noticed a mountain range in the distance. I closed by eyes, and took in the air ; the air smelt of motor oil, and pie. I relaxed some more, and noticed that i was closer to falling asleep than i realized. Suddenly, I felt a warm tingle on my neck, opened my eyes, and realized that Brian had started the car. I hopped in the car, and Brian drove away. He turned down the street, and saw a gas station. I asked,

“How did you know that there was a gas station around the corner?”

“i asked the man at the repair shop,” Brian responded.

Brian stepped out into the cold air to fill up the tank, soon the entire car smelt of gasoline. When Brian finished filing up he took a deep breath, started the car, and drove towards the freeway. I plugged in my headphones, and went to sleep. As I relaxed i let the movement of the car move me around, and not fight it.

I awoke to the car moving up and down, i rolled down the window,, stuck my hand out and moved it back and fourth. I  felt the sun shinning down, and my hand getting warmer. I looked over and saw Brian looking blankly ahead,

“Wanna switch,” i suggested.

Brian responded slowly, “ Sure.”

Brian pulled over, and we switched places. As i settled into the drivers seat i sunk into the seat, and tried to find a comfortable position. I started the engine, and drove back unto the rode. I turned on my music, plugged in my headphones, and focused solely on the road. After awhile the road gave my headache, i decided to focus on something different. 4 hours into driving i heard my phone buzz, and saw that i had 20% battery life left. I turned of my phone to preserve what little battery i had left; for the remaining time to thought about everything we had been through. Brian told me that the Walmart that we were staying at was located in Oklahoma. I suggested that he should take over, because i got us lost yesterday. He took a moment to recall the mistake i made, then responded quickly. I pulled over to the side of the road, and moved over to the passengers side. Brian had the directions in hand, and began driving. An hour later we arrived in Shawnee, OK, and found the Walmart 10 minutes later. Brian found a parking spot in the back. I got out the car, and moved to the second row; stretched out, then closed my eyes.

(sorry for all the white, more editing problems)