Yeah, that too. Along with several other words, like vicious. But 'mean' sticks in Grace's head, and maybe it's because for all the truly heinous crimes she sees, there are hundreds more petty, selfish and reprehensible actions committed by people who never see the inside of a jail cell.

It all makes her question heaven and hell.

She gives a shrug and tosses a smile to her right as she takes a drag on the cigarette, then quickly changes the subject.

They have to stop once to siphon gas from an abandoned car, but it's not long until things start to look familiar. For the most part, anyway. Grace falls silent as she cruises down a deserted boulevard, looking at the remnants of a taco stand in her rearview mirror.