Car

It seemed like a vehicle was well and truly dead once the stereo had melted.

~ Maggie Siefvater

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Me: You know the scariest story in the Bible is to me?

Leslie: No. I do not know that.

Me: It's the one where the guy gets taken to heaven in a fiery chariot. There was a picture of that in one of my Sunday school books and it scared the crap out of me.

Leslie: Esau?

Me: No, not Esau. Though I think it was one of those guys with a lot of vowels in his name.

(We both pause. Thinking.)

Me: Elijah!

Leslie: Yes. Elijah.

(Pause. Reflect.)

Me: Who gets into a fiery chariot? I mean, I'm not completely sure I would get into a Ford Taurus to go to heaven if it was on fire.