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I come from school around 2.30 and I wait for my uncle to pick me up so he can bring me to Pennsylvania.

I really liked my Uncle John.

He was definitely one of my favorite family members growing up.

He was the uncle that basically let you do whatever you want.

If you want something, he would get it for you.

So I was extremely excited.

Finally, Uncle John comes.

I get my bags, I put it in the car, and we start driving.

The ride is pretty quiet, aside from the occasional Hal's school, Hal's life.

It's very weird.

Usually Uncle John is very jovial, but today he was very, very serious.

He was very off, very strange, very quiet.

But I didn't think anything of it.

I just thought maybe he was having a bad day or something.

At one point, I tell him that I didn't eat and I would love to stop for food.

I was very hungry.

I wanted a cheeseburger and some french fries, specifically from McDonald's because I loved McDonald's as a kid.

All of a sudden, I noticed we're not taking our usual route to PA.

I am not familiar with this road at all.

You know, I asked him, I said, Uncle John, where are we going?