THE SEATBELT WAS PINNING me down too tightly, having gone into crash mode after Ruthie's abrupt halt, and I choked, trying to catch my breath. Unhooking my seatbelt, I slowed my racing heart before leaning forward to peer through the windshield. There was something familiar about the figures in front of us.
"Move forward a little," I urged Ruthie.
"No way!" she said, jerking her head from side to side.
"Just do it."
"Fine." She inched closer.
"Aha!" I yelped, causing Ruthie to slam on the brakes again. "Geez, girl!" I hissed.
"You scared me."
I rolled my eyes. "I think I recognize them."
Suddenly, our cell phones started going off with a cacophony of different ringtones. We both jumped. Multiple text and voice message alerts popped up on our screens.
"Guess we're back in cell
