Caro had walked till it was daybreak, keeping the same course until she came to another busy, market-like bus stop. She didn't linger and she didn't care for the name of the place. She could hear the bus conductors shouting the names of various unfamiliar locations, but her mind did not register any of that. All she thought of was how to get something to eat, preferably without stealing.

She had remembered to wash her mouth with the water she had stolen earlier, so hopefully, her ...