Matt
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"'Yeah,' I said.
"'Just camping on BLM land.
Friend of mine knows some roads out there.'
He shifted his attention to the window, where Ryan was checking his tire pressure like he always did."
There's plenty of places closer, he said.
Why you gotta go so far out?
I laughed a little.
Stars, less people, you know.
He didn't laugh.
Instead, he said, you stick to the main tracks.
You see something looks like a shortcut, you ignore it.
You hear somebody calling you after dark, you don't answer.
Not even if it sounds like your mom.
That last part hit weird, like he'd taken a conversation we hadn't had yet and dropped it in the middle of the store.
I kind of smiled awkwardly.
Okay, yeah, we'll be careful.
He finally looked straight at me and there was nothing playful in his expression.
You boys stay on the highway side of the line, he said.
Don't cross where you don't belong.
People go missing out there and don't get found.