49 pages 1 hour read

Natalie D. Richards

Five Total Strangers

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

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Chapters 7-12Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 7 Summary

The SUV stops against a concrete barrier. Everyone is okay, but two other cars crash just feet from them on the left, while more cars come toward them. Behind those cars is a semi-truck sliding sideways down the hill. Brecken drives forward, forcing his way down the hill to get out of the way of the truck. The group quickly gets off the interstate and stops at a gas station where there are many other vehicles clearly damaged by the road conditions. Moments later, they notice a police car barricading the interstate onramp.

Kayla looks sick when she wakes and seems unsteady on her feet. Kayla and Josh go to the gas station, pausing briefly to speak. Brecken complains that the gas pumps don’t have card readers. Harper calls the rental company to inform them of the damage to the SUV. Mira goes into the gas station to purchase stomach medication for her nausea but can’t find any. Josh finds her, pointing out the intimate way that Brecken and Harper are speaking next to the SUV.