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d a bu tto n o n t h e d as h , m a k i n g t h e t i m e d is p l a y fl a sh i n t o n u m b e rs. In t h e gl o w o f t h e d ash li g h t s ,   t h e si l ve r b rac e l e t m ar k ing h im as a n e g a t i v e   e n e r g y m age gl e a m e d , a n d M a d is o n l o o ke d a w a y , b a c k o u t i n t o t h e d e s e r t . A d am w as t h e p e r t i n e n t o n e t o t h i s c a s t i n g ; M a d i s o n w as a fill-in b e ca u se t h e o r igi n al fire m a g e —Bra d l e y , w h o w as g o i n g t o d ie b y M a d is o n' s h a n d la te r t h a t we e k — h ad m a n ag e d t o b r e ak an a n k le " s u r f b o a r d i n g " d ow n a flig h t o f s t a i r s o n a c a f e t e r i a t r a y . T h e o n ly ot h e r fi r e m age a v ai l a b le w as a f i r s t ye a r , a n d n o o n e , n o t e ve n M a d i s on , w as cr u e l e n o u gh t o t h r o w t h i s at a f i r s t y e ar.  
    T h e m u sic w as s o f t , b la n d r o c k , s o m e t h i n g t h at M a d i s o n v ag u e ly r e c o g n i z e d . H e w a s n ' t b ig o n m u s i c , bu t t h i s w a s n ' t a n y t h i n g t h at a ss a u l t e d h is e ars, s o h e c o u ld d e al w i t h i t . S h i f t i n g in h is s e a t agai n , M a d is o n sig h e d , t h e n unb u c k l e d h is s e a t b e l t , i n t e n d i n g t o m o v e t o g e t m o re c om f o r t a b l e .  
    " W h at a r e y o u d o i n g ? " A d am a s ke d . T h e car w as b ee p i n g at t h e m , a pp a r e n t l y d is p l e as e d t h at M a d i s o n w a s n ' t r e s t r a i n e d , bu t M a d is o n ig n o r e d t h e car a n d A d a m , pu lli n g h is f e e t u p o n t h e s e a t a n d t h e n clic k i n g t h e s e a t b e l t b ack i n t o p lac e . H is f e e t we r e n e ar t h e c e n t e r c o n s o l e , a n d h e l e a n e d c o m p l e t e l y a g a i n s t t h e d o o r, r e s t i n g h is h e ad a g a i n s t t h e c o o l w i n d ow .  
    H e d i dn' t b ot h e r t o a n sw e r A d a m , a n d t h a t g o t h i m a sig h , bu t A d a m d i dn ' t c o mm e n t a n y f u r t h e r. M a d is o n s hu t h is e ye s a n d t ri e d n o t t o f e e l e v e ry b u m p a n d jar in t h e r o a d , w h ich w as d iffic u lt w i t h h i s h e ad p r e ss e d a g a i n s t t h e s i d e o f t h e car a n d t h e r o ad a t y p i c a l d e s e r t r o a d : p oo rly m a i n t a i n e d a n d n o t o ft t r a v e l e d . It w a s n ' t t h e m o s t c o m f o r t a b l e w ay t o li e , bu t M a d i s o n d rif t e d o ff t o sl ee p af te r a fe w m i nu t e s a n yw a y .  
    M a d is o n j e r ke d a w a k e , h is arm s h o o t i n g o u t t o b ra c e a g a i n s t t h e d as hb o ar d . It t o o k h i m a m o m e n t t o r e g i s t e r t h at t h e car w a s n ' t m o v i n g a n d a n o t h e r mo m e n t t o r e ali z e t h at t h e c a r w a s n ' t e ve n o n . A d a m w as c o n s p ic u o u s l y m issi n g , a n d t h e cl o ck o n t h e r a d io w a s g o n e , t u r n e d o ff w i t h t h e car. M a d i s o n pun c h e d t h e bu tto n o n h is s e a t b e l t , un cl a s p i n g it a n d l ett i n g it sli d e b ack i n t o t h e si d e o f t h e car. H e un f o l d e d s l ow l y , g r o a n i n g at t h e ac h e in h is k n e e s. F alli n g asl ee p w i t h h is l e gs c u rl e d u p und e r h i m h ad n o t b e e n t h e b e s t i d e a.  
    It t o o k a b i t o f s t r u gg l e — a n d k n o c k i n g h is f o r e h e ad t w ice a g a i n s t t h e d a s h — t o g e t h is s h oe s b ack o n . T h e n M a d i s o n s t u m b l e d ou t o f t h e car, h is l e gs s t i l l a c h i n g fr o m b e i n g c o m p r e s s e d . H e gra bb e d h is b a g a n d sl un g   it   ove r h is   s h o u l d e r,   ig n o ri n g t h e   h e a v y we ig h t a n d h o p i n g t h at   Bra d l e y   h ad b e e n o v e r e s t i m a t i n g h o w far t h e s i t e w as f r o m t h e m ain r o a d .  
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