Sunsets (2012)
“For nearly an hour tears had flowed down her red dotted cheeks. Now the truck was approaching the California-Oregon border, and each mile they traversed took them farther away from Chloe, wherever she was.
“Do you believe me that I didn’t leave her anywhere on purpose?” Brad said, an edge to his voice. “I know I made jokes at first, but I’m telling you, she must have slipped out while I was getting gas between Bakersfield and Redding. When we go back down on Tuesday, we’ll check every place I s...topped. We can leave notices.”
The more he talked, the more she wanted to cry. The area between Bakersfield and Redding was enormous. How could they ever find Chloe? She had believed him the first time he had told her he didn’t do anything harmful to the cat. And she still believed him. It was just that in all the confusion and her deep sleep, her long-time companion had vanished. Alissa knew she would never see Chloe again.
All the tension had kept them both awake. Brad wolfed down Alissa’s hamburger when she declared she couldn’t eat anything.MoreLess
“Do you believe me that I didn’t leave her anywhere on purpose?” Brad said, an edge to his voice. “I know I made jokes at first, but I’m telling you, she must have slipped out while I was getting gas between Bakersfield and Redding. When we go back down on Tuesday, we’ll check every place I s...topped. We can leave notices.”
The more he talked, the more she wanted to cry. The area between Bakersfield and Redding was enormous. How could they ever find Chloe? She had believed him the first time he had told her he didn’t do anything harmful to the cat. And she still believed him. It was just that in all the confusion and her deep sleep, her long-time companion had vanished. Alissa knew she would never see Chloe again.
All the tension had kept them both awake. Brad wolfed down Alissa’s hamburger when she declared she couldn’t eat anything.MoreLess
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