Stella had no idea how much time had gone by. All she knew was that the vehicle was being driven quickly and was trembling.

"Where are we going?" she inquired softly.

Adolph's agitated voice came a few minutes later, "We can't go anywhere."

"What do you mean?" Stella asked, feeling her blood freeze in shock.

"This vehicle has a few manufactured issues. There is a problem with the brake." When Stella heard the words, she finally understood what Joanna was trying to say. It seems sense that she insisted that she be silent about it, abandon her friends and family, and move out on her own in the future. As...