Tanner knew he probably shouldn’t stop, but it was just five minutes to grab a snack and a drink before he finished the last two hours drive home to his wife. Besides, this town was in the middle of nowhere, what could happen?
He pulled into the parking lot, and saw a few girls hanging out along the side. They gave him a look that was playful, and yet incredibly unfriendly. Tanner walked inside, and grabbed a few snacks and an energy drink while the incredibly bored teenage cashier watched him. It looked like no one else had been in all night.
Tanner cashed out, and as he walked back to his car, the girls called over to him. “Hey big guy,” the redhead said, “Can you help us out?” With her were a blonde girl and a girl who looked like she might be goth or emo, or just a punk rocker.
Normally, he would have ignored them completely. Tiredness from the road, or maybe the curve of the alt girl’s ass, made him stop and listen. Walking over to them, he replied, “What’s up?”