Chapter 148

They sat back in the truck leaning on the side, with Amaris snuggled into Lyle's shoulder. They dozed for the next couple hours and both got some much needed sleep. They both woke with a start when the truck hit a particularly hard bump. Amaris landed in a heap on the floor and Lyle grabbed at the seat and the canvas side of the truck. After he righted himself, he reached down and helped Amaris up. "We must be close. We moved off the main roads and are on the dirt road." Lyle said wrapping an arm around her and a hand around the metal frame of the top. They hit a few more ruts in the road before they came to a stop. They could hear voices, as men got out of the trucks. Lyle got up and poked his head out of the back of the truck. "We are here. Come on." Lyle climbed out and then reached back and offered Amaris his hand to help her down. They started to move toward the front trucks to find Anna and Taji and also to find Alexis and Andreas. Many of the men had gotten righ