We traveled part of the way in sepulchral silence. We drove fast-to make up for the time we'd spent showering, cooking, and buying rings. Even though we'd gotten there pretty quickly, Cole insisted that the farther we got from the city, the better for us.
I said goodbye to the houses flying by, the people. I said goodbye to my normal life. Almost without regret. I didn't know what was ahead of me yet, and I could only hope for the best.
The landscape outside the window was gradually changing. The trees were getting thinner and thinner, and now they were getting bigger again. I could see fields covered with late blossoms, glades and the vast sky. At some point I fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was already getting dusk.
- We'll stop in about ten minutes," the man said as I stretched r
