Twenty Five

Eventually, they agreed that Boston was the best place to lay low. This was after Ryan had rejected several other options and gotten on everybody’s nerves one way or the other. It was agreed that they would head for the next day. They would try to lose whatever tail they might have within the day. Around 3 pm, Ryan declared that he was utterly famished. He suggested the purchase of food from any restaurant or diner that they happened to come across next. Hailey was elated at the idea, the past few days had been absolute horror in terms of feeding. When she spied a McDonald’s down the road, she was salivating and nearly drooling. Especially as she thought of the Big Mac which she felt like she hadn’t eaten in ages. So, she was more than disappointed when Trey sped past it without as much as a backward glance. Her stomach grumbled angrily at having been teased but denied. She was about to howl at him but Ryan beat her to it.

“Dude! Did you not see that McDonald’s or what?!”

“I did”,