There were stars.
There were stars everywhere.
Mountains and stars.
It was dark in the car.
Where are we.
Jesus you scared me.
Where are we.
Olympia. Close to Rainier.
It was warm.
She touched her head.
Wet and the stars.
It was warm in the car and her fingers were red.
Mountains.
In the mountains, he said.
Stars everywhere and the dark and the mountains.
Les montagnes.
She looked at her fingers.
I take French. Les montagnes.
Red and wet and stars everywhere.
You’re a tutor.
He stared at the road.
Are we there.
Are we going somewhere.
Yes, he said.
To study. I think.
Yes, he said.
Oui, she corrected.
Oui, he repeated.
It was warm. It was warm in the car.
Warm and red and her head and the stars.
He laughed.
He pulled the car over.
A tutor, he said.
No stars anywhere.
The stars were so cold.