The steeply sloped tunnel appeared to be natural, with the floor of the small cavern about ten feet lower than the floor of the front cavern. Near the... back of the small cavern, I found a swift moving stream, three feet wide and four feet deep, flowing from the wall on the left side, before disappearing into a large irregular shaped hole just before the right wall. This little cavern was also much cooler than the front cavern.I could see evidence of fires in both caverns, but none recently.. The semi that slowed down was one of those big ones with the sleeping quarters behind the front seat. The guy that picked us up was not much to look at considering he was old enough to be our father and had a belly that made him look pregnant. Still, it was a free ride and he seemed nice enough but you can never tell these days."How far are you girls going today?"Since neither of us knew where we were we didn't have any inkling how to answer this question so I simply said,"We are just doing. Oh, well. Night, night then. And do try to keep the noise down. Jake might not have been the best husband, but he was good at some things, and I’m not really looking forward to sleeping alone from now on listening to you two—”“Mom! T.M.I!” Clarissa shivered. “Oh, god, now I’ve got visions that will scar me for life.”“Oh, relax, I’m sure Paul here will help you get rid of them.”Clarissa shook her head, grabbed my hand and dragged me upstairs. I’d left the gift box from Charlotte’s Secret on her. Bobby spent most of her time thanking Wanda for decorating the station with plants. Sarah said, "It's funny how we've never had much warmth in there other than the people. The plants give the place a fresher smell and soften the atmosphere a lot."After lunch, my inbox quit filling up and my e-mails slowed to a trickle. As three o'clock came, Wanda came in with her pad and gave me the itinerary. The Oklahoma City office was disappointed they wouldn't be able to have me earlier to take me out for.
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