Chapter Twenty“We'd better get goin”', said Terrick. “The longer we wait here the more chance they'll see us. You feelin' better?”
“I'll live.”
Terrick waited for her to put the files away before starting the car once more and moving off. The street fair continued unaffected by the loitering of strangers and the last suggestion of Ashby was soon out of sight behind them.
Clare settled back to wait as Terrick drove them down the road. The car bumped across repeated cracks in the asphalt, the yellow markings barely visible. The dense forest was interspersed with areas of stagnant pooled water, more dead trees clawing through, as if once again desperate for life. The sun shone down on these areas, attempting to give them beauty through light. Clare was dazzled by the reflection. She imagin
