Chapter 26
Twenty minutes later I climbed behind the wheel of my Accent and shoved the key into the ignition. I rotated it, and the engine refused to turn.
I called a taxi. It arrived in ten minutes.
“To the airport,” I told the driver, putting my freshly packed suitcase beside me.
We were off.
At the ticket counter, I bought a one-way ticket for Pittsburgh. It left in two hours. I had to hustle through security. I was flagged for a pat down, but I made it through with time to spare. I called Dad to let him know I’d be landing in Pittsburgh at five in the morning. He promised to be there.
The flight was delayed.
Once in the air, the internal heater broke and the plane was freezing. The woman beside me requested the last blanket and bought the last hot meal.
I tried to sleep but a c
