Zadia pulled down her underwear and squatted, emptying her bladder. She hummed lowly, and pushed hard, trying to finish quickly.
"Is that?" Roman paused. "Are you humming that stupid pop song?"
Zadia stopped for a second. "It's not my fault that it's catchy." She countered.
Roman chuckled and it surprised both Zadia and himself. "Yeah, catchy my ass."
"What? You've never had a catchy song stuck in your head before?"
He shrugged and mumbled, "Can't think of a time." And his response stayed stuck in the air, neither of them knowing what to say next.
Once Zadia was finished, she shuffled to her feet, pulling up her clothes. "I'm done." She announced, rubbing her hands to break the cold. Roman turned around and didn't say anything, he just motioned for her to get inside and when she did, he walked around the car and took his place in the driver's seat. "Is it cool if I turn on the heater?"
"Whatever." He said nonchalantly, pulling back onto the road.
Zadia leaned forward and turned on the heater, before adjusting the vent. "How far away are we from the city?" She asked, applying some of Roman's hand sanitizer to her hand.
"...Far."
"Okay, but like... how far?"
Roman sighed. "Don't start."
"What?" Zadia's mouth opened slightly. "I didn't even do anything... I'm just curious to know how far."
"I'm gonna turn the music back up." He threatened.
Zadia frowned and rolled her eyes. "Never mind then." She mumbled, finally putting her seatbelt back on. "Hey, did you ever finish reading that book?" She asked, really curious to know.
Roman glanced at her, his hand remained on the steering wheel. "Yeah... I did." He answered. "You were right... it was a good book."
"See, I told you so." She replied. "You may think I'm useless at everything, but when it comes down to books I'm pretty useful."
He snorted. "Still pretty useless if you ask me."
"Well, I didn't, asshole." She flicked him off. "Are you currently reading anything else? I low-key forgot the last thing I read... it's been a while."
A moment of silence passed. "The Guardians... by Ana Castillo." He eventually said. "It's old, but it's interesting... better than the new shit they have now."
Zadia shook her head. "That may be true... but don't sleep on the new books. These authors try their best."
"You mean they sugarcoat everything because everyone's so sensitive nowadays."
Licking her lips, Zadia pursed them in thought. "Okay, point taken but it still doesn't take away from their writing."
"If you say so, Zadia." He switched lanes, getting on the exit that would lead him right into the city.
"Okay, whatever Roman." She said sarcastically.
His face scrunched up. "Don't say my name like that, you sound constipated."
She glared at him. "One day, I'm gonna have the right comeback for your bullshit and it's gonna be deadly." He smirked a little but didn't say anything. "Dickhead." Zadia mumbled on.
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A total of forty-five minutes had gone by until Roman reached where he was supposed to be. It only took that long, because Zadia sucked at giving directions. It wasn't exactly her fault, she knew where the place was but when it came down to explaining it... it was hard to.
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