Frederick to check out the information over at Monocacy Battlefield.
Tonya shrugged. “Who’s to know? Some people have the ability to interact with the deceased.”
“So she was pulling my leg?”
“Look, Camden, you either believe or you don’t. It’s no big deal.” She glanced at him briefly. “What I can’t stand is someone who is being a bigot about others abilities and beliefs, so I really don’t want to hear your bullshit about what other people might perceive as truth.”
“No. You just want to believe in the fantasy world. I bet you believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, too.”
Right when Tonya thought they might be able to get along, he goes and pulls this kind of negativity. She didn’t need or want this in her life. “Hey, I’m driving here. I could pull over and kick your ass out of my car.”
“I’d like to see you try,” he challenged.
Jerking the wheel over, she pulled off onto the shoulder of the road. “Get out.”
“Whoa! I was kidding. You don’t have to go all batshit crazy on me.” Camden held his hands up in defense.
“Get out.”
“You’re serious. You are actually going to make me get out and walk?”
“I’ll give you until the count of three before I come over there and haul your ass out.” She glared at him. Why did guys not take her seriously? Tony hadn’t believed her when she told him she was throwing all of his stuff he’d left at her house out the window if he didn’t come get it by the next day. She had…and every last CD, X-Box game and piece of clothing had been ruined in a rainstorm.
“One…two…” her hand was on the driver’s door.
“Fine. Play your childish games. Believe in the boogeyman. I don’t give a shit. I’m out of here. You are crazy.”
Camden stepped out of the car, slamming the door behind him. She sped off, spitting gravel from under the tires of her Hyundia Elantra. She looked in the rearview mirror to see him shielding himself from her dust. If he was smart he would use his cell phone GPS to realize he was only a half a mile away from the Monocacy Battlefield.
She wasn’t crazy enough to leave him stranded in the middle of nowhere, she just wanted to make a point that people who didn’t take her seriously suffered the consequences. It was time she stood up for herself and her beliefs.
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Stunned, Camden didn’t know what to think about Tonya. At first, he was pissed. He’d never had a girl treat him like that. He’d been all-star football player in high school, so he didn’t have a shortage of girls who threw themselves at him. Even his first two years in college, he’d made a name for himself with upper and under class females. Everyone liked him. So what beef did Tonya have with him?
But as he got out his phone and drew up his GPS, he had to appreciate her attitude. Yeah, he’d been a real pecker and he admired her grit to kick his ass out of her car…even though he was within walking distance from the battlefield location. He would give her kudos for her spirit.
Traffic was light this time of day so he was thankful not many people saw him doing the walk of shame down the side of the road. But Maryland wasn’t like home where everyone knew him and would stop to give him a lift.
“You had to make me walk during the hottest, most humid part of the day, didn’t you?” He began talking to himself, shaking his head at the thought of Tonya having done this to him as he made his way to the entrance of the national park.
The area was enclosed with a wooden fence capturing the feel of the Civil War era. The grassy fields were bare