Chapter Twenty-NineThey drove to the next exit. Ditching the van at the exit sign, they walked a mile to a gas station with a convenience store. As Nathan headed inside, Crystal stopped.
He turned back. “What?”
“I told you, I’m not going with you. And after all that back at the diner, there’s no doubt. It’s too dangerous for us to stick together.”
He wanted to say something to change her mind. Without her, he had nobody that he could turn to, that would understand his life, that would be able to point him toward any answer he sought about immortality, but he suspected she was right. No matter what happened, two immortals created more notice than one.
“What are you going to do?” he asked.
“Same as you.”
He laughed. “Then what am I going to do?”
“Hide. Keep your head low and hide. Tru
