Vanessa kept glancing at Kelly even after the car had gone quiet. Ever since Lilith called her a celebrity, she couldn't stop trying to figure it out. Her eyes kept bouncing from the road back to Kelly's face like she was trying to match a memory to a face.
But nothing clicked.
No matter how much she stared, nothing about Kelly's expression, her jawline, her voice, or even her laugh sparked anything familiar. Vanessa had a sharp memory too. She could remember faces from a year ago, even ones she'd only seen once. But Kelly? She was blank.
"Vanessa, eyes on the road please," Ann snapped from the backseat, furrowing her brows. "You're gonna drive us into a wall."
"Stop the car," Kelly said calmly.
Lilith looked out the window. "We're here."
Vanessa hit the brakes slowly and brought the car to a halt. She glanced around—this didn't look like a place worth stopping. It was a run-down mess of scrap iron, oil barrels, and half-destroyed signage.
