Blood Road (Part III)

The van sped around the curve and the tiny red taillights disappeared from sight. As soon as Scott and I made the turn, we killed the lights and turned the van around. We didn't want them standing out there too long, as the intent was only to scare them, not to torture them (although the thought did cross our minds). With the lights out, we headed back towards them.

One of the accessories in the Hopper van was a CB radio and a loudspeaker hidden under the front grill. We decided it was perfect for us to reveal our dastardly plot (and at a safe distance from the girls). As we neared the group, we clicked on the high-beams and came to a full stop. I turned the CB to the loudest setting and picked up the handheld microphone.

"Jen, Denise, Kim and Melanie. May I have your attention please? Everything is OK. You have just been hijacked courtesy of Dave ___ and Scott ____. I believe your boyfriends can explain the rest."

After a few slaps, chuckles, beers and laughs, the girls came around to appreciating the prank. They even admitted that they were pretty impressed at our ability to scare them. And apparently, so was everyone else. We soon learned that the tape recording that Randy made during the whole episode was shared around school. Even without the internet to proliferate the story, the story spread like wildfire.

Scott and I became instant celebrities. As we walked the halls at school, we got pats on the back from the guys, and nasty looks from the girls. We got offers from at least 30 different kids asking us to pull the same stunt on their own girlfriends. Some even offered to pay us. Of course, we declined. We decided that it was sufficient to leave our singular mark on our urban legend: the night that Blood Road was just a street, and two masked high school kids stole the show.