"See you later, guys!" Jen called. She climbed into her car, a slightly-worn Pontiac Grand Prix. She checked the backseat to ensure her backpack was still there (it was, and that meant no excuse for not getting Mr. McCafferty's Chem homework done) and started the car.
Jen turned out of the parking lot and began the short drive home. As she drove, she sang along with the radio. Perhaps, if she had been slightly more focused, she would have noticed the black Audi following her from the beginning. If she hadn't been thinking about Steve and Prom, maybe she would have noticed it inch closer to her bumper. In fact, she didn't notice it until it accelerated, nudging her back bumper.
"What the -?"
Jen's heart skipped a beat (or two) as she accelerated. She reached for her cell phone, fumbling it and dropping it under the passenger seat. The Audi tapped her bumper again, harder this time. She yelped as her car fishtailed. Angry and frightened, she floored her accelerator and shot around a curve. Undaunted, the Audi kept pace, gaining.
She yanked the wheel left, around another sharp turn. Now that she had a straightaway, she reached for her phone again, finding it this time. The Audi pulled close again; Jen swerved into the oncoming lane. As she flashed past a cross-street, she glimpsed a police cruiser. Praying silently for the police to realize what was going on, she was rewarded when the cruiser squealed its tires to pursue both speeding cars.
Without signalling, Jen sped into a drugstore parking lot and slammed on the brakes. Her tires screeched and she hopped out into a well-lit area. The Audi pulled in right behind her and stopped. Jen froze, tharn in the headlights of the mysterious car. The driver of the Audi revved his engine once, toying with her, before pulling out of the parking lot and speeding away. As Jen tried to make out a license number, the police car squealed to a stop behind her.
"What in the name of Gene Hackman is going on here?" the cop yelled.
As she wiped the tears of anger and fear away, Jen could only sniffle "I don't know, Officer. I don't know."
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