The Tubular Trip: Pilot Episode

Hey Ally here. High schools over forever!!! I am now a graduated senior. As was our plan since we were Juniors, Gwen-my bff- and I will be going on a road trip across America, ending our trip in California. The day after graduation we packed up Gwen's "Cherry Bomb," Gwen's bright red Toyota Camry which was from like the eighties and could break down any minute. After packing the car we said a tearful goodbye to our parents and a less tearful one to our sisters, we hit the road! As we drove out of New Jersey we talked about what we would do when we got to California, and of course sang loudly to our "Trip Mix" which had oldies like The Beatles, The Who, Queen, and of course Bob Dylan. The Mix also had our modern favorites like California by Hawk Nelson (how appropriate) and In Love With the Eighties by Relient K. The people in other cars looked at us strangely, but we didn't care we were having the time of our life!
By the time we reached Pittsburgh, 5 hours later, we were kinda beat from singing so loud, and were calmly talking.
"Once we get there we have to go see Hollywood," Gwen said.
"Duh. We'll get our picture taken with the Hollywood sign. Maybe we'll meet Ryan Gosling, or Batman!" I said excitedly. We laughed, but where interrupted by growling stomachs.
"I guess it's time for lunch," Gwen said, and pulled off the highway and stopped at a diner. There we had a quick bite to eat, left, and continued on the road after switching drivers.
We never seemed to run out of things to talk about. As we passed through Ohio we were discussing books, and by the time we had reached St. Louis, our stop for the night, we had talked about books, music, movies, guys, cars, and Christianity. We pulled off at a hotel, took out our overnight bags and went inside. It was almost ten o'clock and we were both extremely glad to get out of the stupid car. We went inside and after checking in, went to our room and flopped onto our beds.
The next morning we did a bit of sight seeing before hitting the ol' asphalt. We got our picture taken by the arch-to add to our Road Trip Scrapbook- and of course did some shopping. We piled in the car with our purchases and headed out. We passed through Missouri and Oklahoma and stopped for the night in Amarillo, Texas. I was surprised the Cherry Bomb had lasted the 1,500 plus miles we had already traveled.
When we woke up, after a quick breakfast we hit the road again. As were were passing through New Mexico, which is like wide open road, something bad happened. We ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere. The Cherry Bomb just stopped. Slowed down then just wouldn't move. Needless to say Gwen and I were ticked to say the least. We took turns pushing and guiding the car, since we couldn't remember who had forgotten to get gas, until we reached a small gas station. We filled it up and continued on.
Many hours later, ten to be exact, we crossed the California border into California. We took a picture by the "Welcome to California" sign. We took in all the sights, sounds, and smells. We were so excited we were practically bouncing out of our seats. I had to remain somewhat in control because I was driving. When we reached Victorville, a city an hour and a half away from Hollywood where we were thinking about staying the rest of our trip, we couldn't wait to go sightseeing tomorrow. As we pulled into the hotel parking lot, The Cherry Bomb made some sounds that did not sound good at all. As I pulled into a parking spot The Cherry Bomb made one last wheeze and went to car heaven. Gwen and I looked at each other.
"I guess sightseeing is out tomorrow," I said. Our first real day in California and we will have to spend it car searching. Great. Make sure you tune in again. Cherrio!
R.I.P Cherry Bomb- Even though you were a crappy car we still loved you!