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Lilian reached Road 134 on foot. She knew it was a major highway because wherever they drove, they started out this way.
She hoped she would see a taxi on that road. As she walked, she felt a terrible remorse for leaving the house and Robert behind. Getting farther and farther away, with every step her love for him grew, and she wanted to return to help. She had to gather all her strength to go on, no matter how wrong she felt it was. She tried to rely on her instincts. She had made a decision and she was going to stick with it.
She walked almost a mile at a rapid pace, to which her muscles were not at all accustomed. She did not slow down, although her ankles and calves were sore and started aching. Her mind was restless, and she could not stop thinking. Robert had said that she was
