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She pulled out a map—a real paper one—from the glove box. Her finger traced a line north, toward her sister’s house in Montana. No interstates. No truck stops. No men who made promises they couldn't keep.

“No, baby.” She reached back and squeezed his ankle. “Daddy got lost again.” Searching for- Your Daddy Ditched Me Again in-

“Searching for- Your Daddy Ditched Me Again in- ...point six miles, stay straight.” She pulled out a map—a real paper one—from the glove box

Then the GPS rebooted with a soft chime. No truck stops

The GPS voice was unnervingly cheerful. "Recalculating. Searching for- Your Daddy Ditched Me Again in- ...four hundred feet, turn left."

The snow kept falling. The road behind her disappeared. And for once, Lena didn't look back.

Your Daddy Ditched Me Again, she thought. And for the first time, the sentence didn't end with a question mark. It ended with a period.