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On the other side of the canyon, it's like a post-apocalyptic scene, and there is not a trace of life in sight.
A winding dirt road connects the canyon with the mountains in the distance, and the dirt road is full of gravel and mounds on both sides, and in the distance there are strange rocks and strange mountains, and there is no greenery around them, and even the tenacious desert iron trees are only dead trunks.
However, on this dead land, there were bursts of human voices, and a large RV was parked on the side of the dirt road not far from the canyon.
In the back of the RV, a blonde girl in sunglasses and a swimsuit was half-lying on a recliner, and she grumbled while rubbing sunscreen on her body:
"It's such a damn place, and I'm missing the beaches of California more and more."
It turned out that she was Bob's second daughter, Brenda, and the RV was the one that Bob's family broke down.
At this moment, a young woman stepped out of the RV, she was also blonde and blue-eyed, and she was three points similar to Brenda, she was Bob's eldest daughter, Ryan.
Ryan walked up to his sister Brenda, and she crouched down, ruffling her loose blonde hair, and asked with concern:
"How are you now?"
"What else?" Brenda glanced at her sister and sneered, "I'm so excited right now. β
Ryan shook her head, she knew that her sister was not in a good mood at this time, so in order not to irritate Brenda, she had to laugh and say:
"yes, it was a really exciting day."
"Hehe," Brenda smiled coldly, "you should know that I don't care what they say, next year I must go to Hawaii with my friends and never participate in this kind of family tour again." β
"I know, but there aren't many opportunities for us to travel together as a family," Ryan continued, "If you want to go to Hawaii, you should get a job first......
"Oh yes!" Brenda turned her head and interrupted her sister's persuasion, "Do you mean a job like you?" β
Ryan shook his head helplessly and said seriously:
"Brenda, I'm managing the store."
"Oh, managing the store?"
Brenda smiled disdainfully, in her eyes, her sister's job was just a salesperson.
Ryan looked at her sister's appearance and sighed, she knew that her sister was still in the rebellious period, and many things were too simple and naΓ―ve.
Suddenly, a man's shout sounded from the direction of the RV.
"Honey, can you help me take off my coat?"
It was the voice of Ryan's husband, Darren, and when Ryan heard it, he was ready to get up and answer.
Brenda took the lead and shouted:
"I'll be right here, darling!"
"Nasty! Don't talk nonsense! β
Ryan scolded with a smile, then gestured to Brenda and turned to walk towards the RV car.
"Haha!"
Brenda looked at her sister's back and snickered in a prank-picked way.
Ryan walked into the RV compartment and began to look for her husband's coat.
For some reason, she felt that something was wrong with her sensitivity, and it seemed that she was being spied on.
She frowned slightly, and looked out of the car window, but in the distance there were only blue skies, dirt slopes, and strange rocks, which formed an endless scene of desolation, and no human figure appeared in this scene.
Ryan bit her lip, a hint of unease rising in her heart.
Suddenly, there was a snap!
Without warning, a human face appeared in front of the window, grinning at Ryan.
"Ahh
Ryan only felt his heart tremble and let out a scream.
The face followed with a burst of conspiratorial laughter.
Ryan looked at it and it turned out to be his younger brother Bobby, who was the most teaser in the house.
Seeing Bobby's appearance, Ryan also recovered from the fright, she glared at Bobby fiercely, took her husband's coat and a hat, and angrily turned around and walked out of the RV.
Seeing that his sister is angry, Bobby quickly trots around the RV, but Ryan is not prepared to deal with the bastard.
She glared at Bobby, who was blocking in front of her, and said coldly:
"Go away, I don't want to talk to you!"
When Bobby heard this, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly, muttered and looked unhappy, in his opinion, he came to apologize, and the eldest sister didn't even give face, it was too stingy.
Brenda, who saw this scene, leaned back and laughed, and one of her favorite things was to see Bobby embarrassed.
Ryan's husband, Darren, is working on a map with his mother-in-law, and his father-in-law, Bob, goes to the gas station for help, and he feels that he needs to do something for the family.
Darren pointed to the map.
"Dad is back to the gas station from the canyon, so I'm going to look in this direction, I think this direction should lead somewhere, maybe we can get back on the road."
Mother-in-law Ethel nodded, and she asked with concern:
"Do you want a gun?"
"No, no," Darren shook his head, "it's better to ask for help than not to bring a gun." β
"Well," said Ethel, "then you must be safe." β
"I know."
Darren folded the map and tucked it into his trouser pocket.
At this moment, Ryan walked up to Dalen with his coat, and she handed it to her husband.
"Your coat, my dear."
"Thank you."
Darren hurriedly took the coat handed by his wife.
Ryan picked up the hat again and wanted to put it on her husband's head, she was afraid that Darren would suffer from heat stroke.
"I don't wear a hat."
Darren quickly tilted his head.
"Put it on!"
Ryan grabbed her husband's arm and snapped the hat to his head.
Darren said dissatisfied:
"Oh my God, my hairstyle is messed up!"
"Who sees you in this place?"
Ryan gave her husband a blank look, then stepped forward to hug him.
She whispered in her husband's ear with concern:
"Listen, if you can't find help after five or six miles, come back immediately."
"I know."
Darren nodded, hugging his wife tightly.
After the two stayed warm for a while, they reluctantly separated.
Their actions made Brenda, who was secretly peeping behind the RV, feel speechless for a while.
After Darren leaves, Ryan returns to the RV car to take care of her one-year-old baby.
At this time, the adult men of the family left in search of help, and now the only people who can take care of the family are Bob's wife, the mother of the child, and the baby's grandmother, Ethel.
Ethel set up the table and began to prepare a late lunch, which they hadn't eaten since it was close to noon when the RV broke down.
Brenda was also called in by her mother to help, but she was reluctant and was visibly absent-minded in her work.
Ethel said unhappily on the side:
"Camping with us doesn't mean you can be like a pig, full of food and sleep, and full of food."
"Who's like a pig!?"
Brenda hurriedly looked down at her stomach, and she was relieved to see her flat lower abdomen.
Seeing her daughter's actions, Ethel shook her head helplessly.
At this time, Ryan carried the baby out of the carriage, and Ethel saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Brenda looked at her busy mother, pouted, picked up the beer on the table and began to drink.
With the baby in place, Ethel and Ryan return to the table.
While Lane was helping, he said to his mother:
"I can't believe we're stranded in this hellish place on your wedding anniversary."
Brenda interjected on the side:
"If we had known this, we should have been driving on the road all the time, not taking shortcuts."
"Didn't you keep clamoring to get back to California?"
Ryan looked at his sister dissatisfied, and half of his father chose this shortcut because Brenda wanted to hurry home.
"Alright, alright," said Brenda with an impatient shrug, "looks like we're not going back to California today." β
Ethel looked at the two bickering sisters, shook his head, and said:
"Alright, when your dad and Darren come back, we'll drink your dad's cherished champagne."
"Really?"
Brenda became excited, her eyes lit up, her father's cherished champagne she had always wanted to drink, but she didn't dare to drink it secretly.
"Well, celebrate."
Ethel nodded affirmatively.
Ryan said on the sidelines:
"But when will Daddy come back? There is no cell phone signal in this hellish place. β
"Be patient."
Ethel persuaded.
At this moment, Brenda suddenly pointed in the direction of the canyon, and she exclaimed:
"Look, there's a car!"
Ethel and Ryan hurriedly looked into the canyon, only to see a Toyota pickup truck driving towards them with billowing smoke and dust, getting closer and closer.