•Declan’s POV*
We stopped at a gas station to fill the tank and it was my turn to take the wheels now. Myself and my father have been driving for hours non stop. This place we were going seemed like a whole different world, more like a desert, and my dad informed me that we may have to abandon the car pretty soon. There is a river we have to cross, after which we would do a lot of climbing and then we would make the rest of the trip by leg. It was night already and we agreed to have a rest when we came to the river, then we would continue tomorrow, it was safer that way.
We came fully prepared, with tents, lots of water, food, and things to keep us warm. My mother had been overly worried when we left but she could not stop us because she wanted an end to this thing as much as we did. She
