Elizabeth Orchard was an average sized girl with long, smooth, brown hair. She and her brother James both agreed on one thing: that they were the luckiest children in the world. They were lucky because they and two friends get to take a whole year off school, sports, and everything else. They were skipping these things because for a whole year they get to travel around the United States- in alphabetical order. They were doing this because both of Elizabeth’s parents were teachers, and they wanted to take the kids to some historical sites. They were renting an RV because they had James, his friend Evan, Elizabeth, her friend Yvonne, and her other friend Mackenzie. And of course they had Elizabeth and James’ parents.
“Hurry up!” called Yvonne. “Or else we might get behind schedule!”
“Coming!” Elizabeth and Mackenzie yelled back. They dragged their suitcases down the long driveway. As soon as Elizabeth got to the end where the RV was parked she hoisted her bag up over her head and handed it to her mother who was inside.
“Let’s go girls! Hop on and grab a seat!” Elizabeth, Mackenzie, and Yvonne hopped up into the RV and found three seats under the rack where their suitcases were. Then they buckled up and sat patiently waiting for Elizabeth’s dad to finish checking the house to see if it’s secure. Next to them the boys were noisily playing their video games.
“Could you guys keep it down? This is a very exciting moment!” said Mackenzie impatiently. Evan turned and stuck his tongue out at her. The three girls peered through the window. Elizabeth’s dad locked the door and trudged down the driveway, rolling his suitcase behind him. He climbed in to the driver’s seat and buckled his seat belt.
“All right kiddos! Let’s hit the road!”
Soon, Elizabeth’s father parked the RV. “All right!” he called. “Lunch break!” The kids piled out of car and headed in to McDonalds. Elizabeth turned to Yvonne and said
“I cannot wait to get to Alabama. Home of the Montgomery Mavericks, baby!”
“The who?” Yvonne asked, bewildered.
“They’re a college basketball team.” Elizabeth replied.
Mackenzie and Yvonne giggled. The girls went to the counter and ordered their food. As soon as the group ate, they crowded back on the RV, and drove toward Alabama.
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Alabama!” The RV was filled with laughter and excited voices as they entered Alabama.
“This is so awesome! I can’t wait to see the beautiful Alabama trees!” says Mackenzie.
“You won’t have to wait!” Yvonne says with a grin. Mackenzie, Yvonne, and Elizabeth crowded around the RV window.
“Woah. Look at that!” Elizabeth shouts. Yvonne and Mackenzie glance up ahead and see a car damaged, on the side of the road. There is a lady standing next to it talking on a cell phone.
“ There must have been an accident!” said Yvonne nervously. Elizabeth and her friends turned there gaze from the window. But before they did Elizabeth took a “picture” of the scene with her photographic memory. Yvonne pulled out a book, and Mackenzie watched the cars below pass by. But Elizabeth pondered as she thought about the car. She noticed something very peculiar. The car looked badly damaged, but the lady standing next to it was perfectly fine. And if she hadn’t been inside the car, where was the driver?