Ember POV

Sun shining? Check. Top-down? Check. Music blaring? Check. It was the perfect recipe for a road trip, and once Ember left the outer suburbs, her shoulders loosened and her mood lifted. The only thing missing was an open stretch of highway.

Take the scenic route, they said. It will be fun, they said. Sure, the scenery was epic. Seriously. The Great Ocean Road was incredible and the views spectacular. What wasn’t so great? All the tourists also took the scenic route and went about ten clicks under the speed limit as they gazed at the scenery instead of concentrating on the road. Also not fun? When the car...