Cindy rested her sandwich on the paper towel on her lap.
Maggie regretted saying anything.She shouldn’t have brought up Tony.The more she disparaged him, the more Cindy would defend him.
“I wonder how far he got without me.”Cindy stared out the window.
Maggie frowned.“What do you mean?”
Cindy shrugged.“Tony was always helpless when it came to directions.He would let me read the map and tell him where to turn.Now that I’m gone, what’s he going to do?”
Maggie couldn’t believe what she was hearing.She took a few beats before answering.“He has a cell phone, right?Can’t he just use Google maps?Where was he planning on going anyway?”
Cindy blinked.“Mexico.He said we were going to go to Mexico because the cost of living is cheaper there.”
Maggie frowned.“So, he has your passport?”
Cindy nodded.“Tony always locked up important papers in this safe he kept in the truck camper.”
Maggie tightened her grip on the steering wheel.“Oh yeah?Like what kind of important stuff?”
Cindy picked up her sandwich and pulled off some bread.“You know, like my birth certificate, passport, money from my savings account ….”
Maggie’s stomach dropped.“So, he kept your papers locked up.From you.”
Cindy quickly shook her head.“It’s not like that.He knows how forgetful I am and always losing things.He locked them up so they would be protected.”
Maggie stole a glance at Cindy.“I noticed you had your driver’s license with you.Did he let you drive a lot?”
Cindy’s brows knit together.“Tony never let me drive.”
Maggie bit the inside of her lip.“So, what would happen if he got tired?”
Cindy wrapped her unfinished breakfast sandwich in the paper towel.“We would stop at a rest area or parking lot and sleep.”
Maggie signaled and passed a slow-moving car.
“I know why we left so fast from that RV park.”Cindy stated.
Maggie’s heartbeat sped up.“You do?”
Cindy gave her a steady look and nodded.“You got a text from your boyfriend.It must have upset you.”
Maggie felt relief surge through.
“How long have you been with your boyfriend?”
Maggie was grateful for the change in conversation.“His name is Mason, and we’ve dated since tenth grade.”
Cindy nodded.“That’s a long time.I met Tony online.He sent me a message on Instagram.He’s my first boyfriend.”
Maggie rested her arm on the console.“Oh yeah?Mason is my first boyfriend too.”
Walker put his snout on the console, wanting a pet.
Cindy chuckled and gave him some pets.
Maggie decided to push for more answers.“We are both majoring in law.His father is an attorney, and he wanted to go into the family business.”
Cindy cocked her head.“What about you?Why did you want to study law?”
