Departure.

I hoped that we wouldn't need a tank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you love something, let it leave.

 "Why does one truck stop matter over any other?" I asked, not following her logic.

"Just trust me. I've hitched rides before at this particular one, and I know that it's safer there, where the people can be trusted."  She responded as if she were stating the obvious.

"Even though we're heading to the wrong side of town first?"

"The trail isn't going to get much colder than it already is, so relax. We'll find her."

I didn't believe that at all, but Janine was too helpful to me to let her walk away because I couldn't restrain myself from mouthing off at her. So I stopped arguing and let her think about where it was that we were going to next.

 

"Partain said that the facility was north of here, on the outside of the perimeter, but we'll only be able to reach it from certain access roads. If I can talk to the right people, they'll be able to tell me everything that we need to know about every route, even if it isn't on the map," She informed me. "After that, we can take a cab, hitch a ride, buy a tank, whatever."