Hero on the Road by Quinn Marlowe

Author:Quinn Marlowe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spitfire Press

CHAPTER 14

Connor

I woke up the next morning facing the wall of the van, and remembered that I’d faced this way on purpose. Olivia and I had stayed in Walmart until security started asking us whether there was anything else we needed and had then headed toward the exit with our sleeping bags, pillows, and clothes that we might actually wear. Olivia had washed her face in the bathroom next to the exit and we’d both brushed our teeth.

Then we’d gotten to the van, parked it under one of the streetlights so we’d be able to see, and done our best to make the back area a decent bedroom.

It had been nearly impossible. There was plenty of room for us to lay down but the presence of the wheel wells had meant the space was narrower than we’d expected. Olivia and I had been right next to each other, breathing the same air and running into each other if we rolled over. I didn’t know how she’d felt about it but I’d been hyper aware of how close she was, my mind playing through the memory of the one night we’d spend together again and again.

I’d finally turned to face the side of the van out of sheer self-preservation.

When I opened my eyes to see sunlight streaming through the windows, I breathed a sigh of relief. And then I remembered where we were and what we were doing, and I realized that there was a way to get this done.

Last night things had seemed hopeless. We were stuck here without money or friends and had just spent what we had on clothes and sleeping bags, plus a little bit of food. But Danny had texted and told me he’d deposited some money in my bank account, which meant we could have breakfast in a real restaurant, and as long as we were doing that...

I had some plans I wanted to discuss with Olivia.

“Are you up?” I whispered over my shoulder.

“Are you kidding? I barely slept. We definitely need to add air mattress to our list of wishes,” she whispered back.

I turned over, grinning. “We’ll get one before we leave. Danny put some money in my account. Then let’s get breakfast. I have a plan.”

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