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We walked through the shadows and down to the road Once there, he handed me the extra helmet and showedto the rear of the motorcycle

"Here we go," he said "Just keep your aro slowly," he promised

I couldn't speak I nodded even though he wouldn't see it: then he started the engine, shifted, and ere off

"Too windy?" he shouted back

"No, it's fine," I said but I put ainst him anyway I closed my eyes, too

Ordinarily this road was quiet even in the daytiht there was no one else on it Every fifteen or twenty

Harley's plan was for us to get a goo

d start,for four or five hours, and then check into aWe would ride all the following day He believed ould e late in the afternoon or early in the evening As it turned out, he orrying too much about me and decided to stop after only three hours

We found a relatively inexpensive hway just outside Baltin was broken and the wood cladding on the units looked like it needed a co There were only two other units occupied, but ere afraid we ht have to ride quite a distance to find another place

When I dished

"A little different fro, huh?"

"I feel like I'," I said

He got us a roohts were so weak theybetween the two beds orn thin, the floor beneath peeked through I was afraid the bed wasn't very clean either but I was so tired that as soon as I took off my shoes and lay back on the pillow I think I actually passed out

The tension had been exhausting All during our ride I continually looked back, half-expecting that Daddy had discovered my note and rushed out after us Of course, he had no idea which direction ere heading: nevertheless, every tihts, my heart stopped and started

The moment I lay down Harley went into the bathroo I heard until sunlight through the worn-thin, dusty curtain washed over my face and snapped open my eyes