- LOUISA -

"Your pick," I say, nudging the atlas in Ward's direction.

We're sitting in the car, our book of maps propped up against the dashboard. Ward rubs his chin as he studies the network of roads on the page.

"I say we follow the highway into Delaware," he says. "Then New Jersey. We'll hit Pennsylvania on the way to New York."

We crossed over into Maryland this morning. We decided to skirt Washington D.C. - given the state of my face, ...