One Last Wish by Samantha Baca

Author:Samantha Baca
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samantha Baca
Published: 2021-09-07T00:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

The drive to the Grand Canyon was short- a whopping two and a half hours. Checking out of the hotel and fighting traffic was more time-consuming than our actual travel. Lily was quiet most of the trip and laid on the back bed, complaining that she didn’t feel well. I wondered if it was too much junk food and made plans to cook a few meals over the next few days to get us back on track with healthier eating.

I had checked on the supplies that we had when we packed up the motorhome this morning. Sammy was doing swimmingly well and seemed to be enjoying his home. I added fish food to the list of items that we were going to need soon. Toilet paper and food were the other items that we needed to replenish, and soon. There were a few rolls that would last us through today and probably tomorrow, but not much food other than a few boxes of crackers and some half-empty bags of chips.

I was starting to feel weighed down and gross from all the greasy food I had been eating and decided that a nice, clean salad would be beneficial for all of us. While Lily rested in the bed, I climbed over into the passenger seat next to John, setting my notepad and pen on my lap while I buckled my seatbelt.

“How’s she doing?” he asked, nodding back to Lily.

“I’m guessing that maybe all of the junk food is making her sick. I know that I’m starting to feel the effects of it,” I laughed and rubbed a hand across my stomach, convinced that I had already put on ten pounds in less than a week. Maybe this was why I shouldn’t go on vacation.

“Me too,” he said, patting his stomach. I rolled my eyes at the thought of him thinking that he had an ounce of fat on his body. He was probably one of the healthiest and leanest humans I had ever met. Even though he was a dad, there was no dad-bod for this guy.

“Oh, please,” I snorted. “You could live off of cheeseburgers and fries and not gain an ounce. The rest of us, well, we need to eat a few salads to balance out these carb-heavy meals.”

“A salad sounds delicious,” he commented, turning to look at me. “I was planning to stay in Williams, Arizona tonight, but since Lily doesn’t seem to be feeling good, I doubt she’s up for a long trip there. Maybe we stop and look at it, then head on to New Mexico?”

“That’s fine with me,” I agreed. “Hopefully, her stomachache will pass soon, but it wouldn’t be terrible to get some of the travel out of the way while she’s sleeping it off. I can drive for a bit too if you want. Give you a break.”

“That would be nice, thank you.”

I smiled, pleased that he was ready to let me help out.

“Where in New Mexico were you planning to stay?” I asked, looking down at my list of things that we needed.

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