Ryan We have traveled through an entire desert when we spot Giovani and the minivan standing on a hill. A field of grass blows behind him, and fat tufts of clouds are moving over the skies. Giovani is smoking while wearing that same beige trenchcoat that I swear I will burn down to the ground when he isn't looking. Amelia lifts her hand from Cuddles's back, waving and shouting at the bear-like man. "Giovani! You found us!" The man laughs, waves at us, and then the car doors open, letting out Zoya and Billy, and some stranger. Zoya is holding a baby, smiling over at us with a tender gaze. Billy hugs her shoulders, and the stranger, a young girl, is glaring at us with her arms crossed. I ride closer to Amelia, letting Lizzie take the reins as I lean closer to my girlfriend. "Who is the young girl?" Amelia shrugs. "I don't know—she must be new, someone they picked up on the road." Discomfort churns in the pit of my stomach. I don't like n
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