Gail
Marcy, you forgot your umbrella.
Marcy
What? Sorry, I didn’t hear my phone beep. Lisa was blasting the music.
Gail
You’re not texting while your driving are you?
Marcy
No, Lisa is driving right now. We switched half way.
Gail
You forgot your umbrella.
Marcy
It’s fine mom. I have a rain poncho.
Gail
I don’t understand why you had to go camping when they were predicting such bad weather.
Marcy
It’s not going to be that bad. Just a little rain.
Gail
Well, that sounds bad enough.
Marcy
I stare at a computer screen writing code and dealing with technology all week long. I wanted to get away.
Marcy
I NEEDED to get away.
Marcy
Mom, I’m always careful. And I’m 25 years old. Cut the cord.
Gail
You’re still my baby.
Marcy
OK, ha ha. Talk to you later.
Gail
Will you check in with me tonight?
Gail
Only if you want somewhere to go on Thanksgiving and Christmas for the rest of your life.
Marcy
Fine, I should have decent cell service at the campsite. But let’s keep it simple? I am trying to avoid screen time.
Gail
OK, talk to you later.
Gail
Marcy, where are you?
Marcy
I’m lying in my tent, really wishing I had picked a nicer weekend to go camping.
Marcy
Please, spare me the I told you so lecture.
Gail
Marcy, have you seen the news or anything?
Marcy
No. I’m camping, remember? Trying to get away from it all. Although you’re not making it easy.
Gail
Listen to me, there has been an escape at the maximum security prison in Springfield.
Marcy
WHAT?! That’s like 20 minutes from here.
Gail
Two men, convicted murderers.
Gail
I think you and Lisa should get back in the car and come home.
Marcy
I can’t go out there, it’s pouring!
Gail
I’ll call her phone.
Marcy
Lisa is not in her tent.
Marcy
I have no idea but I just came over here and the tent is empty. Her phone is here.
Gail
When was the last time you saw her?
Marcy
A couple of hours ago?
Marcy
We went to our tents to take naps, I only woke up when you texted me.
Gail
Oh my god. Get in the car and get out of there.
Marcy
What? I can’t leave Lisa!
Gail
We’ll send someone back for her.
Marcy
She probably just went to the bathroom. Let me check the camp grounds.
Gail
Marcy don’t walk around out there! The sheriff is saying the men are armed and dangerous.
Marcy
I am just going to check the stalls. God it’s pouring!
Marcy
She’s not in the bathroom.
Gail
Ok, now you have to leave.
Marcy
Mom. Lisa has the keys.
Marcy
We were taking turns driving. I guess she just had them in her pocket.
Marcy
What are the police going to do?
Gail
They will figure out where you are and come and get you.
Gail
I don’t know! Helicopters!
Marcy
They can’t fly a helicopter this deep into the woods. Especially not in this weather!
Gail
Well then they’ll send someone in an off-road vehicle.
Marcy
Mom, what to do I do? I’m scared.
Gail
Get into your tent and close it up.
Marcy
OK, i’m back in the tent.
Gail
Can you hear anything outside?
Marcy
Just wind and thunder. Oh man, why did I pick this weekend to go camping?!
Gail
Stay calm. I have the sheriff on the landline.
Gail
They think the men were heading for the park.
Marcy
We saw two guys on the way in.
Marcy
At the south entrance. They were wearing weird jumpsuits but we thought they were park workers.
Marcy
Mom, what if that was them?
Gail
Just stay in the tent.
Marcy
What else do they know?
Gail
Just that they must have had help. Someone must have helped them break out of jail.
Marcy
Why would anyone do that?
Gail
I don’t know, people are crazy!
Marcy
Have you told the sheriff? Have you told him where I am?
Gail
Yes. They are trying to triangulate your location but there is interference, probably the storm.
Marcy
Did you tell them I am at the south end of the park?
Marcy
To come and get me near the South end where the Pine Needles camp grounds are.
Marcy
Because this is a huge park, if they can’t get my exact location, they could go for hours in the wrong direction.
Gail
I told them where you are, just stay put.
Marcy
Oh my god there is someone outside.
Marcy
I can see a shadow. I can see a shadow outside my tent.
Marcy
I have nowhere to run to, they’re right out there!
Gail
Do you have anything to fight them with?
Marcy
It’s ok, it was just Lisa.
Gail
Oh my god you gave me a heart attack. just stay there. Stay where you are.
Gail
Marcy, Lisa just showed up at the front door.
Gail
What is going on? She said you never came to pick her up.
Gail
The sheriff is on the phone. Where are you?
Gail
He said your tent is set up but there is no one there. No car, nothing.
Marcy
Wow, he got there faster then I thought he would.
Gail
He got there? Where? What does that mean?
Marcy
I’m really sorry mom.
Gail
Sorry? Sorry about what?
Marcy
I really needed to get away. So I did. And please be happy for me. I’m in love.
Gail
What? Marcy what are you talking about?
Protected Number
Everything OK babe?
Marcy
Oh yeah, they are looking for us on the South end. I’m parked at the Northern tip.
Protected Number
Ok, we’re just going to ditch this burner cell and I’ll see you in five.
Marcy
Make sure you smash it good. I’ll buy you a new one in Mexico. <3
