Chapter 19: Mailing the LetterAfter drying off with paper towels in the gas station bathroom and changing clothes, Ash divided the food into their bags and the cooler. She handed out the clear plastic emergency ponchos she’d just bought at the supermarket: tiny rectangles which unfolded into full-size raincoats with hoods. She was afraid to say the wrong thing, and scared that Dayna was still so mad she would take Kevin and leave.
Ash pulled her poncho over her head. It came down to her knees. Both Dayna and Kevin’s ponchos dragged the ground, and Ash couldn’t help but laugh.
“Very funny,” Dayna said. She was still scowling and clenching her fists a lot.
“One day I’ll get big and maybe I’ll be taller than you, Ash,” Kevin said.
“Just don’t beat me up when you are.” She pulled the plast
