Chapter 115
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Eve woke up at 7am on Saturday. She showered, brushed her teeth, and picked up some donuts. Even after her errands Eve still made it in plenty of time to Amy's place. They left shortly before 8am and took turns driving. Amy warned it might take up to ten hours to get where they were going. When it was Eve's turn Amy gave her specific instructions from the navigation system, then Amy took over for awhile. It became clear to Eve why Amy wanted someone to come with her. A ten hour drive would be exhausting, not to mention the boredom of ten hours of being alone. The drive was shorter when Eve and Amy were able to talk. Eve talked about her experiences working on the Ark, Jessie, and how she sometimes felt conflicted between her mosque and the Sons of Liberty. Amy revealed how she'd come from Texas originally. Eve had noticed an accent, but Eve wasn't good with recognizing accents. Amy's grandfather taught her how to shoot when she was nine, how to hunt at twelve. Amy's father had been a construction worker. After 2/4 that business really dried up. Didn't make much sense to spend several thousand dollars on buildings that wouldn't exist more than three years. Amy's family moved to New Jersey, hoping he could work on private shelters. Amy's mother was able to get a part-time job as super-market cashier. Her parents didn't like Amy hanging out with the Sons of Liberty, but she was eighteen, old enough to make her own choices. Amy and Eve stopped at a burger place briefly for lunch. Luckily this place didn't look too closely at their ration cards. Amy warned Eve that the guy they were staying with tonight was a devout christian. He wouldn't mind Eve being a muslim, but they shouldn't talk about Amy being homosexual. They arrived in up-state New York around 5:30. Amy greeted the owner of this house, called him "Ted." As Ted and his kids welcomed the girls into his home, Eve knew there was no going back. When they brought the packages from the trunk into the basement Eve specifically heard Ted tell the kids to stay away from the guns. Now Eve knew for certain what was in the packages, but she'd already suspected. When she got home, Eve would either have to inform officer Murphy, or betray his confidence. The time when Eve would have to make a choice was coming quickly.