Chapter Five
She spent the night huddled in some underbrush, feeling very uncomfortable. She thought she was somewhere near one of her caches, but she’d have to wait until daylight to go looking for it. The weather was still on the warm side, so she didn’t feel chilled. What she did feel, besides her discomfort, was hunger and thirst. The hot meal she’d had at Smith’s had been filling, but that had been many hours ago. The memory of those plump, tasty sausages, perfect over-easy eggs and delicious home fries was all she had left, and all it was doing was sharpening the hunger pains she was having now.
She sloshed the last few swallows of water around in her canteen before deciding to take just one swig. She’d really have to take more time to think about what she was doing before she went
