Why could not take a plane instead?
Katrina shifted slightly. Her back was in pain now. She could only wonder how her father had been sitting in the same position for the past five hours.
Maybe he was used to it but she was not. They had not even taken a break yet and she wondered how annika was doing.
"Everything okay, Rina?"
"Huh?" She turned towards her father. "Yes, why do you ask?"
Her father gave her a look. "Are you uncomfortable? We can take a break."
They could? She felt guilty in taking that option but her bum ached and a headache was coming in too.
"I would like that very much. Thank you." Katrina thanked him. "When will we stop?"
"At the safe spot, my child. We will be there in a few minutes. Just hold on a little longer."
She certainly hoped that she could. Even though everything was against her, Katrina waited patiently.
Her father's phone rang, and she looked out trying to make it seem like she was not paying attention to him and trying not to listen. The words were spoken to quickly and too slowly for her to understand what they were. Her father gave them commands before he hung up.
She remained silent and exactly 10 minutes later, the car finally came to a stop.
"We have stopped at the cafe. The men will take a few minutes to check, and then you can go out."
She nodded. "Yes, papa."
Another 10 minutes later, Katrina started to feel the pressure on her bladder, but thankfully, finally the men were done with the check.
"Come with me," Ivan stepped out of the car first, and moved over to her side to open the door. Holding her hand, he guided Katrina into the small cafe in a less populated town because she had almost no one.
"Bathroom?" He whispered and she nodded.
"Go. I will be standing right here."
Katrina posted into the door and hurried into a stall. The moment she was finished with her business, she cleaned herself before walking out of the stall and washing her hand.
"Hey," Annika came out from a stall away from her. "make sure to eat. The next stop is going to be Moscow."
"Really?" That was a very long ride. They had barely covered three hours, maybe four.
"Yes, my father stressed that we were to eat well. We can even take a few things to go if we want."
Walking out the bathroom, they found their fathers waiting for them before they were told to occupy a table right next to them. The diner has been filled with Russian soldiers.
"Order whatever you want, girls, make sure to eat properly." Annika's father suggested.
They did, deciding on something light, but filling.
"Okay," Annika leaned in, "did you talk to him?"
Shit, Katrina closed her eyes. She had not.
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