Brooke wondered where they were going as Penn took her out of the city. She didn’t venture out into the country too often, not having a car. She had her license, but she couldn’t afford the insurance on the car. In their complex, a lot of the cars were vandalized.

She’d chosen her living situation based on its nearness to public transportation. It worked for her.

Now the buildings and the noise of the city were being left behind.

While she’d packed, Penn had had a ...