Chatty Elena

the other day i got pulled over on the highway and thought it was just a normal stop..

like a routine inspection or something yk i’m 19, alone in my truck, scared but trying to act calm. he told me to step out while he “checked a few things.” i got nervous and started giving him some attitude…

i told him i wanted to stay in etc…

it’s something i do when i’m nervous or not in full control of the situation…

yeah i know, i should’ve behaved, but he let me stay on my bed in the end anyway…

funny thing is that i forgot my phone was still recording inside the cab while i was sitting minding my business on my phone, (probably scrolling lol), he came in my truck for inspection…

i was so focused on what i was doing, i didn’t even pay attention to what he was doing. he came back out holding a bag and said he “found it on my seat.” instantly started treating me like i was some criminal. cuffs on me, people slowing down filming, cars honking, me begging saying that was never mine.

What about you ?

We never have enough clothes , right ?

he used to call me his favorite co-driver.. same rig. same routes. arguing over playlists at 2am. splitting gas station snacks like it was a married couple routine..

everyone thought we were already together. and yeah... i kinda did too… bc he was eating my 🌮 on every single ride we had together.. 🥴 he’s sweet, he’d save me the last coffee. i’d cover the long stretches when he was dragging.

we worked like a machine. so when he said we should grab dinner on reset, i didn’t overthink it... it felt easy, natural. like it was finally lining up. he kept saying how i’m “not like the other girls.”

how he respects that i can outwork half the yard. how he likes that i’m “low drama.” then he asked what i reallyyy do off duty.. i could’ve kept it vague, could’ve played it safe. but i didn’t. i told him straight. the vibe shifted so fast it was almost funny. he didn’t explode.

he didn’t insult me. he just got... distant. next shift? no music. no inside jokes. barely looked at me. don’t want to eat 🌮 anymore… like i went from partner to stranger overnight... so what did i do? made him sit in the back

Too late now !

How do I look ?

i thought he’d hug me, kiss me, tell me he missed me. instead he got in, buckled up, pulled out that framed picture and just stared at it the whole ride crying. it was a picture of me... from before i started trucking. before the late nights. before the rumors. before people at truck stops started sending him clips of me talking to strangers, laughing with men, sleeping in rest areas, living how i had to live just to survive. he said the girl in that frame waited for him. the girl driving now didn’t. then he looked at me and said he can’t eat my taco anymore because every time he tries, all he tastes is betrayal.. i drove 6 hours in silence after that. funny how i just tried to provide for myself and turns out i’m the bad person making all the wrong decisions… like.. he came out from a 5 years sentence… i don’t think he can lecture me on how to earn my money and live my life Barb ❤️‍🩹

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What’s wrong with that?

What’s that ?