I took some deep breaths after parking in the grocery store’s parking lot called “Bob’s.” It was the only store in town. My luck with every other store kept coming into my mind, and I was starting to feel a little hungry. Two whole days without running water after driving for so long beforehand. I ensured my hair was still tied in a ponytail and checked the mirror to see how I looked before exiting the car. If you looked close enough, you could tell I had been crying earlier in the day, but I was passable.
I got out of the vehicle and looked around for a shopping cart. The chill of the air caused me to shiver a little as I went inside the store. The automatic doors opened, and the very first thing I saw was a giant cardboard cutout of a man holding up meat. The man was balding with a bro
