"I don't know. Something about this place," Ken admitted with a shrug. "All I know is that she did come back."

Hearing the static come from the radio, he sighed, sad, and finally turned back around in his seat proper, leaning his head against the window.

"I'm sorry I was thrust on you like this," said the guilt-filled child from the back. "But it's not that much further to the safe zone, is it?"