Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten
Joel perceived the welcome faint light of early morning when his eyelids fluttered while shifting positions to relieve a backache. It would still be a while before the sun peaked over the Appalachians. He groggily intended to return to slumber, but the weight of the current circumstances jarred his brain into serious-think mode. There would be no more sleeping for him.
Jessie remained stiff and sideways under the blanket in the passenger seat, leaned back as far as it would go against the packed gear. Her head had wedged itself in the corner of the seat and the door. Past her, through the window, Joel could see the top of Archer’s head in a similar position in the neighboring truck. It’s amazing any of them actually slept. But exhaustion had definitely been a fa
