Steve placed his camcorder in a bag but failed to stop the recording. He drove south on Washington State Route 167. The picture on the tape was black, but the microphone captured the conversation.
Susan talked about the motivations for the possible move out of Washington.
Steve couldn’t take it. He fumbled to express his feelings.
“Just having you go away is really, really hard for me because it just seems like, anyway, I’m probably wrong but I’ve really fallen in love with you,” Steve said.
A long pause followed. Susan, who was 21 years old to Steve’s 53, was trapped in the minivan. She tried to change the topic.
Steve wouldn’t allow it.
“Maybe I’ve got the wrong impression from you because, well I guess what I was wanting to really know, because I am going crazy and your leaving just, I can’t think of anything else other than you,” Steve said.
“I don’t know where you’re going with this,” Susan said.