The Darkest Minds

The kid, a small Asian girl wearing yellow rubber gloves, is terrified by Ruby, and runs out of the gas station stockroom, spilling snacks. Ruby chases her through the parking lot and into the wooded road beyond, wanting to speak with the girl. The girl runs to a beat-up black minivan with Betty Jean Cleaning written on the side. She shuts herself in the minivan and locks the door. Ruby, hearing Martin calling for her, asks her to open it, but she doesn’t. Ruby realizes her choices are to run or to return to Cate and Rob. She sees Cate and Rob searching for her through the woods, Rob with the gun in his hands. She decides to run. Just as she is about to, the girl opens the door and pulls her into the car to hide.

The girl doesn’t say anything, but she gives Ruby a fabric to hide under behind one of the seats. Ruby hears two boys entering the minivan. Cate starts shouting Ruby’s name, and there are gunshots. One boy, Liam, starts the minivan, and they drive away in panic. The other boy, Chubs, is anxious, fearing that Cate and Rob were “skip tracers” pursuing them.