“Come on, boy.Let’s get inside and eat before we go to sleep.”She opened the van door and they both clamored inside.
Maggie opened the mini fridge and grabbed some of the chicken salad Daniel’s mom had made.Instead of making a sandwich, she decided to scoop some on the paper plate and eat it with crackers.
She reached under the bed and pulled out Walker’s dog food.She quickly filled a bowl and placed it on the floor next to a bowl of water she had prepared for him.
He eagerly ate his late dinner.
She eased onto the bed and ate her chicken salad and crackers.
It was a weird experience.The whole time she had been driving she expected her phone would be blowing up with calls from Mason or Lauren.
They were probably too busy with each other to even remember she was alive.
Maggie finished off her late dinner and tossed the paper plate into the garbage bag.Walker looked up at her from his empty dog bowl and cocked his head.
“One more walk before bedtime, boy.”She grabbed his leash and opened the van door.
She didn’t walk far from the van because it was so dark.Once they got back to the van, she made sure to lock all the doors before she brushed her teeth.
Maggie changed into some gym shorts and a T-shirt before climbing into bed.She snuggled under the sheets and patted the space beside her.
Walker climbed onto the bed and settled next to her.
She smiled as she patted his furry head.Within minutes he was fast asleep.
She glanced at her phone before she plugged it in for the night.
Before closing her eyes, she sent Daniel a quick text.She wanted to let him know her location.
Turning on her side, she quickly found the sleep she desperately needed.
Chapter9
Maggie woke to Walker whimpering at her side.
When she pried her eyes open, sunlight streamed in from the windows.
Groaning, she sat up.She would remember to make sure the window shades were closed tonight.She’d been too exhausted to think about it last night.
Walker let out another whine.
She tossed the covers off her legs.“Okay, boy.I get it.Let me get my shoes on.”
Maggie made quick work of putting her sneakers on before grabbing Walker’s collar and leash.
Once Walker was secure, she opened the door.
The humidity hit her in the face as she stepped outside.
Summertime in the South was always brutal.It was only May but was going to get worse as the summer months went by.
The RV park was abuzz with people cooking bacon over griddles and kids riding their bikes.
Maggie glanced down when Walker was done with his business and pulled out a doggie bag from the leash.She grimaced as she cleaned up after Walker and then quickly found a garbage can to dispose of the green plastic bag.
As she walked back to the van, her stomach growled as the smells of breakfast cooking around the campsites wafted around her.
She shut the van door behind her and Walker and washed her hands at the tiny sink.Turning around, she faced the dog.
