So he relied on what he had, and hoped it would be enough. He circled the outlying communities, their dwellings dark.
Gradually the distances between communities widened, with longer stretches of empty road.
His legs ached at first; then, as time passed, they became numb.
At dawn Gabriel began to stir. They were in an isolated place; fields on either side of the road were dotted with thickets of trees here and there.
He saw a stream, and made his way to it across a rutted, bumpy meadow;
Gabriel, wide awake now, giggled as the bicycle jolted him up and down.
Jonas unstrapped Gabe, lifted him from the bike, and watched him investigate the grass and twigs with delight.
Carefully he hid the bicycle in thick bushes. “Morning meal, Gabe!” He unwrapped some of the food and fed them both.
Then he filled the cup he had brought with water from the stream and held it for Gabriel to drink.
He drank thirstily himself, and sat by the stream, watching the newchild play. He was exhausted.
He knew he must sleep, resting his own muscles and preparing himself for more hours on the bicycle.
It would not be safe to travel in daylight. They would be looking for him soon.
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