Chapter 217

More Than an Escape-1

The next day we drive so much more.

We drive through miles of cracked desert and sun bleached signs, the kind of endless

stretch that makes the road feel like it's going nowhere. But inside the car, there's music playing and I feel like I can breathe.

We're only a few miles outside Solince when Zaid pulls into a gas station off the highway. I stay in the care while he heads inside.

When he comes back, he dumps a handful of snacks in my lap. "Thought you'd want

options."

I eye the mix, spicy chips, chocolate covered almonds, a slushie with two straws.

"What, no pickles this time?" I ask, smirking. I almost grabbed it and threw it out the window yesterday when the car smell was too much.

His mouth twitches. "Didn't want you littering the highway again."

I roll my eyes.

He leans against the doorframe, holding the slushie out to me. "At least I got white cherry

this time."

I take it, my fingers brushing his."My favorite."

diner just off the square. The same kind of place we've

accustomed to.

about mundane things, get into an argument about

not.

like it when you can tell an actor is acting," I say, taking a sip of my

head. "But they're

fry at him. "Yes, but they are supposed to

popping it in his mouth. "Come on, let's go. We

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I want

air's cold, dusk

staring at

He twitches.

near me, but not with me. This is what you wanted, right? I'm still

face changes. "You think this

him, kind of shocked by his

clenched so tight I can see the muscle twitch. "You think this, this fucking limbo that we're in,

up

I had to!" His voice

frustration radiating off him in waves. The tattoo

his

shake my

in denial doesn't make it less

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