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“Nope.” She shook her head. “Better.”
“Now I’m scared,” Sylvie said.
With one last breath, I opened the paper, and my eyes widened with my smile.
“What is it?” Doris’s voice squeaked as she started bouncing.
I held up the paper, truly excited for this next adventure. “We’re going on an African safari, ladies!”
ALICE
CHAPTER SEVEN
Our Jeep bumped alongthe dirt road cutting across the Zambian plains. The open-air top allowed the warm sun to shine down on us, but my large brim hat and sunglasses blocked out the rays. I wanted to take off my hat and enjoy their warmth, but I knew they would wreak havoc on my skin. I may have started to embrace the aging process this past year, but that didn’t mean I was going to cook my skin into something resembling the leather handbag sitting in my lap.
“Are we there yet?” Doris asked from the seat behind me.
With a sigh, I turned around. “For the seven hundredth and sixty second time ... No.”
“Just enjoy the view, Doris. Isn’t this incredible! We’re in Africa!” Sylvie opened her arms and gestured to the amazing views surrounding us, including the herd of antelopes grazing off to our left.
“It’s just that I have a small bladder. I have to tinkle.” Doris crossed her legs tighter.
“Ndungu already offered to pull over and let you piss in the dirt,” Marge said. “Offer still stands, right, buddy?” She directed her question at our driver, Ndungu, who had picked us up from the airport and introduced himself as our personal guide through the entire safari experience.
“I can pull over anytime,” he answered, his English perfect but his African accent thick. “Just say the word.”
“How much longer?” Doris asked, shifting her weight.
“About ten minutes,” he answered.
With a little whine, she blew out a frustrated puff of air. “I’ll make it.”
When we hit a bump, she grimaced, squeezing her thighs together tighter.
We made it the last ten minutes without Doris asking, “Are we there yet?” again, and when the road veered off the plains into some thick foliage and trees, I knew from the photos I’d seen online that we were close.
