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Annabelle rolled her eyes at the radio dj's comment and changed the station. She didn't feel like listening to the morning shows, she just wanted to find some music. After a few seconds of turning the dial, she came across some Tom Petty.
Well some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your crown
So I started out for God knows where
But I guess I'll know when I get there
I'm learning to fly around the clouds
But what goes up must come down
I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings
Comin' down is the hardest thing
Annabelle thought to herself for just a second that she and Tom Petty were kindred spirits. She smiled at the idea of the two of them driving together into the sunrise talking about how they would drive until they found the right place to stop.
"Mom, where are we?"
The small voice from the back seat pulled Annabelle back into her car, back into reality.
"Hey there sunshine. We are somewhere in the middle of Texas. Are you hungry?"
"Yup and I need to pee too."
Looking into her rear view mirror Annabelle saw the sleepy face and tousled blonde hair of her four year old daughter. She rubbed the sleep from her green eyes and stretched her arms over her head with a big yawn.
"Momma?"
"Yes, Lila?"
"Could I have pancakes?"
"Yes ma'am, pancakes it is."
Lila smiled and pulled her blanket up to her neck as she watched the world pass by her window. It still surprised Annabelle that she and her daughter looked so different, practically opposites. While Lila's hair was white blonde and curly, Annabelle's was almost black and wouldn't even hold a wave. Her eyes were a pale shade of blue and gray, almost sad, but Lila's were such a strong shade of moss green that they almost jumped off of her face when she looked at you. Lila's nose turned up just a little at the end and Annabelle's own nose ended in a point, Lila had a slight sprinkling of freckles across her cheeks and her mother's skin was pale and void of any markings. Yet, they somehow looked right together. Annabelle had always thought that it was their bond to one another, it managed to supersede everything else. The love that they had for each other was so obvious that they had to be mother and daughter.
The gas light lit up signaling that it was time to find a place to fill up the tank and Lila's tummy. There has been a sign a few minutes before saying that there was food and lodging a few miles up the road. Annabelle flipped her visor down to inspect her face. She looked the same as she had looked the day before when she had thrown all of her and Lila's things into her [van?]; tired and sad. She took the claw clip out of her hair, letting it fall down her back, and ran her hand through it to smooth it out. Deciding that this was as good as she was going to be able to look, Annabelle flipped the visor back up and put on her sunglasses. Seeing the exit sign coming up on her right, she flipped on her blinker and left the highway.

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