I stared at the containers like it had been the only home I had ever known and now I was setting off to make my own path through life. The empty feeling roared in my stomach and I was almost sure that I’d throw up in the next few seconds. The engine started and we backed up, put the vehicle in drive and slowly started forward, looking in the rear view mirror and side mirror for any sign of the Young Woman. She was nowhere to be found. “Fine. Screw you then, bitch!” I said aloud and gunned the gas. I looked over to see Kember looking back at me with wondering eyes. She appeared to be offended by my words, yet she said nothing nor did she mumble anything. She just stared at me, as if wondering what adventure we were going on or perhaps she was scolding me for getting us kicked out of the only place we had that was safe. Either way I felt worthless. The SUV shot down the narrow road and disappeared around a small corner. The Young Woman stepped out onto the road and watched them fade away… slowly raising her hand and waving good bye.
