I have always been “Miss Independent” but right now, I could really use someone else beside me. My cat is with me but she is aware that something is wrong. Her vivid yellow-green eyes keep looking up at me and mewing in distress, wondering where we are going and when will we be getting there. A rosary is clutched in my left hand. I have been saying “Our Father” and “Hail Mary” out loud while trying to pick up a radio station that is still in-service.
The cell phone keeps loosing bars; I might be in a dead-zone. I have been making calls to almost everyone. Some are not answering. It’s getting dark. I must reach my destination soon or I won’t be able to sleep tonight.
Oh God, I am scared.

