The ride is long. Too long to still feel like I'm anywhere close to home.
The city disappeared behind us hours ago, swallowed by endless stretches of highway and the kind of darkness that only exists when there's nothing left to reflect it back. Now the first light of morning is finally beginning to creep across the horizon, pale and washed out, turning the sky shades of gray and gold.
Inside the SUV, it's quiet.
Not peaceful quiet. Just the kind that settles in when nobody has anything they feel safe enough to say.
I shift in my seat and pull my tablet from my bag. Work is easier than thinking about where I'm going.
The screen lights up, casting a cool glow across my face as I open this week's files.
Reports.
Schedules.
Meeting notes.
Everything arranged neatly. Organized. Predic
