"Escape Route"
(Clarisse and Joseph)
"Do you still have the map? To the little French village?"
Today had been especially rough on her. It had been ages since she'd asked about the map.
"I do. But we won't need it. I've memorized every route."
"If you leave it behind, they'll follow us."
"I'll burn it before we go."
She stared quietly out the window of the limousine. Then:
"I found a book on canning vegetables."
"Did you?"
"Years ago. Just in case."
"I'll grow them if you can them."
She rested her head on his shoulder. "It's good to know we still have a backup plan."