CHAPTER 23
Kennedy would have never guessed she could walk so fast given how exhausted and cold she was. Her lungs stung from panting, but all that exertion paid off. After rounding a corner, the Glenn Highway came into view.
“Thank you, God,” Willow breathed.
Kennedy’s sentiments exactly.
“We’ve got to find some place to warm Rylee up.” Willow surged ahead.
Kennedy strained to keep up.
“Listen!” Willow called behind her. “There’s a car coming. If we hurry, we’ll make it.”
Kennedy couldn’t run. It wasn’t possible. Please God, she prayed, please tell the car to stop.
“Hey!” Willow shouted at the passing vehicle. “Hey! Slow down. Wait!”
She reached the edge of the road as the sound died away. The car was gone before they’d even spotted it.
“Gobstoppers,” Willow exclaimed.
Usually,
