The girls were in shock. One of them began to cry, but the policewoman carried on in her monotone voice:
“We have to take you to the office of child services, and your parents will be coming soon. Soon, well, perhaps two days or perhaps a week, depending on whether they can find plane or bus tickets—or rent a car.”
The girls were in shock. One of them began to cry, but the policewoman carried on in her monotone voice:
“I don’t know what you’re trying to do and I don’t care. But you’re not going any further. I’m amazed you’ve made it across so many borders without anyone noticing you’d run away from home.”
