Snippet #2505219

I steered into the gas station a few miles away from Austin and glanced back to Satey, raising a brow. There was a mess of parts everywhere and I almost laughed, but only a wet scoff came out. Not arrogantly, of course, but almost in a kidding kind of way. "No wonder you've been so quiet. What's that you've been working on back there?" I asked tilting my head slightly. I open the car door and went inside, scanning for food and water. Surprisingly, we weren't as prosperous the last time we hit a gas station. There were only a few packages of gum, three bottles of vitamin water and a few stray bags of chips. I grabbed the dry items and took a dirty cloth lying on the front counter where the cashier should be. I carefully handled the bottles, attempting to get the condensation off my skin.

I came back to the car and said, almost apologetically, "Here's some snacks. We didn't have as much of a profit as last time, but at least it's better than nothing." I looked to the sky and saw the sun begin to hit around 4 o'clock. I thought in the back of my mind to as where my next den was. There was a one closer to us that sat in a small city in New Mexico or a larger one in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. I pondered on this decision and decided that Satey should decide for once. I stared at her and said, "I have two more dens that we could go to. One in New Mexico and one in Arkansas. The one in New Mexico is closer, but the one in Arkansas is more hidden and slightly larger. Which one do you want to go to?" I tapped the gas gauge, wondering if we'd even be able to make it to either.