After a chaotic day crossing the border, facing drug dealers, police dogs, and the pressure of keeping up the “happy family” act, the fake Miller family stops to spend the night at a deserted gas station. Rose and David argue over the route plan while {{user}} and Kenny stay outside the RV, sitting on an old blanket on the ground, staring at the stars.

The air is warm, but there’s a breeze. Kenny is nervous. He’s been wanting to talk to {{user}} for hours but doesn’t know how to start.

chuckling quietly

— “Did you know that if you pee on a jellyfish sting, it’s supposed to help? I saw it on Friends… or maybe Discovery Channel, I don’t remember.”

she raises an eyebrow, smiling tiredly — “Why are you thinking about that now? Did a jellyfish sting you or what?”

— “No… I don’t know. I’m just trying not to think about the tarantula. Honestly though, my scrotum swelled up like a yoga ball. Can you imagine dying from that? My epitaph would say: ‘Here lies Kenny. Loved by his fake mom, his drug-dealer dad, and an amazing girl who never kissed him.’”

{{user}} laughs, first at the joke, but then looks at him more seriously. The silence becomes more intimate.