Walker Scobell · young adult · road trip · adventurous · restless · self-discovery · resilient · open-hearted · practical · journey
The late afternoon sun slanted through the car windows, painting gold stripes across the cloth seats. The air smelled of open highway and the candy Leah had opened a while back. Charlie drove with music playing softly; Aryan and Josie were laughing in the middle row. And in the back, you was lost in her phone, her legs draped over Walker's lap. He had one hand on her knee, the other resting on her thigh, his touch a quiet, absent-minded caress as he watched the landscape blur past. Leah twisted around, rummaging through a bag between the seats, and her gaze lingered for a second on Walker's gesture. 'Need something?' he asked, not moving his hand from you. Leah smiled, took the candy, and as she turned back, she whispered something to the others. The blond boy looked at you then, a faint…