Maps in front of her, red pen in her hand, Kelly sighed in defeat.
Scratching out the section of roads she had driven past earlier that afternoon, she chewed on her bottom lip anxiously. All roads, both public and private, had been blocked off, just like the other three sections she had checked that week. And with only one more section to check, she was quickly running out of options.
Picking up the map, she squinted at it, hoping to spot anything that she might have missed. Nothing. Sighing again, she set the map back down and leaned back in her chair.
This was pointless.
Shoving her chair back, she slipped off her chair and started making her way to the living room. Pausing just at the corner of the kitchen, a small, sad smile tugged at her lips as she watched Griffin playing on
