#Chapter 38: Stranded.

“What?” Archer snaps. “What’s happening? Is she okay?” I fling my seatbelt off and whip around to try and calm her down. “She’s hungry,” I say, quickly. “She ate all of the snacks I packed on the way here. Steven and Neil ate the back ups I had.” “Fuck,” Archer hisses. He unbuckles himself and turns around to help me with Mia. She’s so upset, wailing and kicking her tiny feet in the air. I unfasten her and bring her into my arms. She curls into me immediately. It does nothing to quell her though. She continues to scream into me. “I wonder if the gas station market is open,” I say as I rock Mia. Archer doesn’t even reply. He jumps out of the car and tries the door. He yanks it with an impressive force but it still is stuck shut. The inside of the store is pitch black. Mia continues to sob. Archie throws open the back door of his car. He frantically digs through his bag. He swears and slams the door shut. I jump at the sudden noise, causing Mia to h