[ nell & charlie ]
After a fitful night of sleep, Nell found herself standing alone in the motel parking lot, tinges of pink from the spectacular sunrise still lingering. Her hand clutched the stair railing beside where she stood, keeping herself upright. Ransom, Kansas was peaceful and quiet in a way home never had been. As she’d stood there, it was as if she was the only person in the world. Well, almost. She yawned, eyes closing, and when she opened them again, she wasn’t alone. She recognized him from the bus; shifting her bag so it was across both her shoulders, she made a beeline for him immediately. His was the first face beside Candy’s she had seen that morning. The front desk had been empty when she had gone to ask for directions to the drug store hoping to pick up a toothbrush before they set out again. “You’re from the broken down bus, right? Do you know what time we’re leaving?”
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