Chapter 40 Valentina

• The cab didn't take long to arrive, and my adrenaline and weird buzz faded
• as I sat in the back. Suddenly, I was just exhausted. I wanted to curl up under my thin blankets and sleep for a week. I didn't need cable TV after all. Just solitude and safety.
• I was barely holding my eyes open against the gentle rhythm of the car and the road noise, but when we turned down my driveway, I automatically braced for the rough, jolting ride over the potholes and cracks. But nothing happened.