But I couldn’t argue that even though I was in a strange place with a strange person, nowhere near where I’d intended, and should have been itching to leave, it was about the first time in my life I ever felt like sitting still. I was warm and fed, and I slept harder and deeper than I ever could remember. More than that, I felt calm. Safe might even be a better word. Like I was with someone who’d know what to do if there was ever any real trouble.
