It had been a long, cold night. Gabriel had whimpered off and on as the rain pounded the roof of the car. After their breakfast with Diana, Laura had been overwhelmed by her generosity and the fact that she had a full stomach, but that wouldn’t keep Gabriel satisfied for long. As far as food, she didn’t have much left. Gabriel had finished off the last of the bread and crackers. Laura nibbled on a cracker, hoping that would keep the hunger at bay. Finding a bathroom and a tap to get fresh water had been difficult. She had only one water bottle, so she was constantly having to refill it, and in a town as small as North Lakewood, it was difficult finding different public bathrooms. Maybe that was why, the fourth time she went into the older gas station and asked for the restroom key, the mid
