Hide under the car

Taking another look towards the bushes, Jen decided the distance was a little too risky. Dropping to the ground, she began sliding herself beneath the SUV. As she crept forward she felt herself brushing against parts of the undercarriage, cold metal touching her shoulder blades and her ass. She shimmied around a little to avoid bumping her head against the engine then once she was centered underneath the vehicle she settled into waiting.

It was only a few seconds before the woman arrived at the SUV, the locks thumping open as she triggered the remote. Jen held her breath as the woman began to climb into the vehicle, trying to be as silent as possible. The vehicle settled very slightly with the addition of weight, then Jen heard the door close.

The engine roared to life and Jen clamped her hands over her ears, holding back a surprised scream as she did so.

Why didn’t I think of that ahead of time, Jen thought, annoyed with herself. Of course the engine would be loud.

She wrote it off to her already jangled nerves and began scooting backwards. If the car began turning immediately once it started moving she might get caught underneath one of the tires. Regardless of her hands remaining clamped tight over her earrs, she was able to inch backwards, bit by bit.

She heard a soft thunk as the car shifted into gear and started to slowly move forward. Peering backwards to watch the path of the rear tires, she seemed to be well clear of them, assuming the car didn’t turn.

She had to suppress another surprised scream when she felt metal pressing into her ass cheek. Immediately images of suffering a serious injury began coursing through her mind, and started trying to move forward. The vehicle crept ahead faster than Jen was scooting and the metal scraped along Jen’s ass, finally pushing past it once in reached her back. She tried to flatten herself as much as possible then froze in place. The car continued easing forward and Jen felt metal lightly grazing her upper back. Then the car continued onwards she was laying flat on the ground with nothing to hide her.

Looking up, she saw the lowest part of the vehicle’s undercarriage was the center of the axle and that this must be what had scraped her ass. Her first instinct was to make sure she wasn’t bleeding but she didn’t want the SUV to get too far away out of fear she might be seen in the rearview.

It didn’t hurt that much, she thought, probably didn’t even break skin. Staying low, Jen got to her feet and crept behind the SUV.

She stayed behind the vehicle for several yards until it started gaining speed. Jen moved slightly left, spotting a car that she could eventually hide behind, but for right now she had to be concerned with being seen. She couldn’t keep up with the SUV while she was bent over but couldn’t stand up fully and be exposed in the rearview mirror. She car’s rear lights cast a slight red glow onto her skin, so staying put wasn’t a safe option either- once the car got far enough away Jen would be visible in the mirror and these lights wouldn’t help.

She trailed the vehicle another several feet, trying to make up her mind about what to do next. The thought of just sprinting to the next car over and hoping for the best entered her mind. She was about to run for it when the SUV began to turn to the right.

Looking that direction, Jen realized they had reached the aisle that lead to one of the exits from the parking lot. Taking a quick look around she noticed no streetlamps were nearby. If she wasn’t in the glow of the SUV’s rear lights, she would be in a very dark patch of ground.

Immediately stopping in place, she let the vehicle finish it’s turn, its rear lights swinging away until they were no longer illumingating Jen. She squatted down for a moment before deciding to lay flat on the asphalt.

She watches as the lady continued driving ahead, reaching the exit and pulling onto the city streets. A feeling of relief coursed through her, followed by a reminder that she wasn’t completely out of the woods yet.

Jen got back to her feet and moved the remaining distance to the next stationary car. Realizing that the pain in her ass was gone, she quickly brushed her hand along where the axle had scraped her. It was difficult to see in the darkness, but she believed she only saw dirt and a little grease, but no blood.

Poking her head up over the car, Jen saw that Eve’s car was only a few aisles further away. She couldn’t be certain in the darkness but she thought Eve was looking towards the mall, where she expected Jen to appear from.

One more car sat between Jen’s current hiding spot and Eve. After a look around to make sure no one else was in sight, Jen stood up and dashed to the vehicle, reaching a full sprint for a few seconds before she was slowing and ducking down again.

She saw Eve’s face suddenly turn towards her, the unexpected movement catching her eye. As Jen reached the end of the car and dropped low she could tell Eve realized it was her when she started laughing, the sound mostly muted through the windows.

Waving her hand furiously, Jen tried to convince Eve to come pick her up. Eve tapped a finger to her lips and looked upwards, miming that she was debating helping Jen even this much.

Of course she thinks she’s funny, Jen thought.

Jen began began standing, expecting that she would have to make the final run to Eve’s car, but then she heard the engine turn over.

Eve kept the headlights off as she drove ahead. Jen waited impatiently, ready to be done with this night.

The car slowed to a stop next to her and Jen yanked the car door open before dropping into the seat. When the door was closed, Eve turned her headlights on and started driving. They had barely moved an inch before Jen was gathering her clothes from the back seat.

“Do I even want to ask how you ended up out here?” Eve asked, trying not to laugh.

“No one saw me, if that’s what you mean” Jen said while trying to clasp her bra behind her back.

“Doesn’t quite answer my question, but I knew you’d make it without getting caught.”

Jen didn’t bother to reply, grabbing her t-shirt and starting to pull it up and over her head as Eve giggled and directed the car towards the exit.