Strange Kid & His Pet

First light peeped through the tinted windshield and inched along the maple dashboard and touched the soles of feet above the moving steering wheel. The car turned itself to the bend; the light glimmered the bangs underneath his cap. He hunched forward and puffed a breath within his palms, said. “Becky, can you switch on the heater?”

Her forehead scrunched she said. “Hmm… but you can easily warm yourself”    

His cheeks flushed while he said, “I… just don’t want to spoil the seats” Draven thought. ‘I would have if I could control it!’

“Fine.” She leaned, pressed a button below the GPS monitor. “So, are we there?” she said while looking through his window.

“I don’t know. I have never been here before, but I think we are almost there.” He said, glimpsing a lone seagull flying above. In the moment of silence, he sneaked a glance at her