The black Ford Escape, dusted in dirt and groaning with a lifetime of belongings, sidled up to pump No. 9 on a hazy May morning.
The black Ford Escape, dusted in dirt and groaning with a lifetime of belongings, sidled up to pump No. 9 on a hazy May morning.
Its owner, Elaine LaPlaca-Heston, was headed 40 miles south to San Diego, a city she had romanticized in her younger days... [7602 chars]