Sleep had taken so long to catch me that night as my mind hurtled from thought to disturbing thought that I didn"t feel at all refreshed when I woke. I didn"t stir gently, taking a few moments to remember the events of the last few days – they were with me already, with an immediate jolt of awareness and horror. There was no brief reprieve while my senses gathered and remembered as sometimes happens when, in the first moments of wakefulness, you forget what day it is. Everything was sadly too clear.
In a town miles away, someone else was stirring after yet another restless night. When she"d stopped running, she found herself at the bus station. She was glad to find enough money in her purse to catch the first bus leaving the town. When she stepped down at her destination, she took a deep
