Chapter Forty
The three-vehicle convoy moved onto the road. Almost everyone was feeling relieved. Their first refueling had been successful, improving their confidence in their ability to operate in this strange environment. The one person who wasn’t feeling relieved sat in the far back of ORV 87-12-6.
Young Jenny was struggling with a wide variety of emotions. This outside world fascinated her, and she was excited and wanted to explore it. But she was also lonely. All the kids she grew up with had headed in different directions when the shelter opened. The closest person to her age was fourteen years older than she was, and was the only mother she’d ever known.
Anger was the other feeling Jenny was battling. Everyone had told her that she was part of a team, that they would be explorin
