Chapter 5Dakota
The trip to Gettysburg was heavy and long. Very long. Twenty-seven hours of driving on bare, soulless highways that seem to me as sad as I am. We divided into two groups: 3 in the SUV and 3 in the van, furnished with all the latest monitoring equipment. We took turns every 3 hours to change drivers and limit fatigue, but despite this and two nights spent in decent motels, but no more, I feel more exhausted than ever. Jasper and Luke didn't let me for a second, adding to my feeling of being pitiful. My only comfort was these magnificent landscapes in warm tones of ocher and orange at sunset. I felt like I was normal, to see everything with clarity, and I’ve never needed it as much as I did before. My friends cuddled, cajoled me, they tried to entertain me with jokes, but no
