Author's Note: This story is completely fictional and did not happen. All characters and names are fictional and were made up.
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Los Angeles, California
The sun remained in the sky, shielded by a few white clouds and the usual blue sky. The Monday blues were long gone now as the afternoon hours settled in for a Tuesday out in L.A. Just another day for busy traffic and all the usual stops. David found himself on the road driving his Silver Screen Express taxi van like any other day of the work week. With fresh clean clothes over his body, he had nothing to lose while earning his living out on the streets. 12 PM was fast approaching over his clock, but there wasn't a worry in the world for David right now. The gold taxi van was crossing over the roads while he cruised through the downtown streets.
So far, it was just a typical day for David. The taxi van carried a scent of strawberries after he installed some new air fresheners. Like he did every weekend, he had vacuumed out the backseat and scrubbed the seats. Due to a rather sleazy adventure he had with a naughty girl last week, he made sure to leave no stains in the floorboard. The older man loved to keep secrets, but he also refused to leave a hint of them lurking in the back of his taxi van. After he escorted a few men to the airport as fares, his mind was already wandering over what could make this day more exciting. He had earned over a thousand dollars so far from pick ups, but it came at the expensive price of the Silver Screen Express services.
While crossing streets into Chinatown, the radio dispatch called in requesting a van for a fare that was near the Los Angeles City Hall. David listened to the call, knowing that he was close by and it could be an easy pick up. After deciding on it, he grabbed the radio piece and alerted the operator he was on the move. Informed to be on the look out for a blonde haired woman wearing a black and white striped dress, David made a mental image in his head while turning the taxi around and heading back out through a part of the city he recently had left. Among his thoughts, David figured the day was beautiful enough to enjoy some time out in the city. Hopefully the woman would offer a conversation for him, as the loneliness of driving the cab van was beginning to sink in for him. His last fare had been a relatively quiet man that offered no casual talk.
A number of pedestrians walked by the City Hall building. David slowed down the van as he approached the curb, quickly scanning over the scenery with his eyes. He spotted a woman who appeared to fit the description wearing a black and white striped dress. Upon further inspection, she had black hair and wasn't the fare. Stopping the van near the sidewalk, he glanced again. The van stood there stationary for a few seconds until a blonde haired girl made her way to the front passenger's door. She fit the description wearing the striped dress with black straps, instantly alerting David. A large pair of black sunglasses shielded her eyes. David rolled down the passenger window as she approached. He offered a smile before speaking.
"Hello, Miss! Are you the lady who called for a ride?"
While slipping her sunglasses up above her head, the girl nodded to him.
"Yes, that was me. This is a Silver Screen van, right?"
David glanced to the back seat before replying back.
"Yes it is! Well, go ahead and hop in. I'll take you where ever you'd like to go, the initial fee will be for five hundred dollars."
"Alright, I'll get the money out of my purse real quick."
"Oh no, don't worry about it yet. We'll calculate the charges after the ride."
She didn't reply back to him. The sunlight beamed through the windshield of the van, highlighting David's plain gray T-shirt. A few moments later, the sound of the left door of the can came sliding open. The blonde haired girl sat down, putting her purse into the leather seat as she closed the door. David noticed that the description was obviously wrong. She didn't have a dress, only her shirt was made of black and white stripes. The lady was wearing a short pair of white pants that appeared to match her shirt. The low cut around her shirt was showing off a good bit of cleavage, her feet were pushed into a pair of green sneakers. He turned his view back to the road and moved the van off from the side of the road. A sigh was heard from the backseat. As the van moved back on the street, David was ready to speak up to her.
"Were you waiting there long?"
"No, not really. I was standing outside for about fifteen or so minutes. I was nervous to call for a ride."
For her choice of words, David was curious now if this was her first time calling. She didn't sound like a usual caller for the business.
"Is this your first time riding with us, Miss?"
A smile crossed her lips while her head nodded.
"Yes, this is my first time. I usually call Uber, but I had a driver recognize me the last time I was here in L.A."
With a reply like that, David couldn't help but wonder who this lovely lady could be. She must have been someone of great importance, perhaps a celebrity. By now, he was beginning to grow used to dealing with them as a driver. While focusing on the road, he stopped at a red light upon replying to her.
"If it makes you feel any better, I won't ask who you are. It's none of my business anyway, I just like to talk a bit. Where do you want me to take you today?"
A laugh was heard from among the backseat.
"Oh no, it's not that! I didn't mean to sound rude. Can you take me out to Hancock Park? I know it's some ways, but I can get you the address when we get there."
"Hancock Park? That won't be a problem, Miss. I'll calculate up the charge by the time we get there."
The destination of Hancock Park was around Hollywood. David was familiar with the area. Anyone who worked in L.A. became adjusted to knowing the celebrity lifestyle. It was a place of large mansions where the wealthy class lived, among them being some celebrities themselves. Upon further glance from the rear view mirror, she had struck him curious once more. Though she looked familiar, David was becoming certain that she was a famous name just by her fare request. The girl sat in the back seat, her wandering eyes looking over the back of the seats. While he did not speak, she decided to call out to him after reading the nameplate on the back of the front passenger's seat. It clearly stated that his name was David as the driver, under the name tag, it read out the ID number of the van.
"Your name is David?"
"Yes, that's me!"
"Well, I'm Jennifer by the way."
He chuckled, turning the steering wheel of his vehicle. For some odd reason, David had a good feeling about this girl. She seemed to be soft spoken, as he didn't even have to request her name. David was ready to create a conversation now around her destination.
"So Jennifer, what are you going to be doing out in Hancock Park? I know some rich and famous people live that way. I've only ever had one fare before through that part of Hollywood."
She glanced around the taxi van, looking over the black interior. After a moment, she smirked and looked up before replying.
"What if I told you that I was someone famous? Would that satisfy your curiosity up there?"
David laughed. When he looked back through the rear view mirror, she had crossed her legs and was sitting in the back seat comfortably.
"I think I like you, Jennifer. You seem to read me well, I almost had figured that you must be some important person to want to go out there. I was afraid to ask though, since you mentioned the Uber drivers giving you a hard time. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable while I'm driving you around."
Shaking her head to his response, Jennifer replied from the back seat.
"Oh no, don't worry! I don't feel uncomfortable around you. You seem like a nice man so far, I don't mind talking to you. So, you wanna know why I'm going up to Hancock Park?"
