Audrey had learned a world of patience in her past and though she stood there silently gazing out a window to complete darkness, her foot tapped out a rhythm only she could hear. The chatter of those within the facility had fallen to the backdrop of her mind while the wait for the taxi had seemed to almost double in the interest of time.  Giving a glance down to the watch she noticed it was past the time of warning the clerk had given her, causing her to glance back at the clerk who seemed rather intently studying Audrey from a distance. There was something that just seemed off about all of this, but given her past issues that lay not so distantly in the past, she would chalk it up to her paranoia once again.<br/><br/>Her attention had averted towards the darkness once more, though there were no rain, the gravel outside seemed rather dampened, perhaps from the dew of the night. Lights flickered on the awning overhead of the gas pumps and the few trucks that had been parked for the night had been all but dead in appearance. Many things could have drawn her attention as she gazed into the endless abyss of a dead town, but Audrey had seen that solitary sign of life in an expanse of nothingness and her attention had suddenly focused upon him.<br/><br/>The man crossed the distance towards the diner, his clothing had been casual in nature, much like her own. He was taller than she, his features rugged and defined. Most woman would have thought of how handsome he had seemed, perhaps even figured a way to approach him and ask for his number. Women today seemed forward, bolder than they had once been but Audrey, well Audrey was an old soul and she was a bit shy, especially with all that she had endured.  Her thoughts ? Were they different than the average female ? Ohh how they were, for her, the man seemed to her a perfect specimen for the camera and already she found herself displaying him out in different poses and attire in her mind.  It seemed though her career had changed, her thought process had not.<br/><br/>It was a mental rebuke she gave herself, a reminder that she was no longer who she had once been. Eyes still locked on the figure approaching, studying his gait as the lights of a vehicle had moved in behind him. Had it not been for the dim lights of the awning she would have assumed it another drifting soul in the night, but the sign above the car spoke of a chariot such as it was awaiting her.  A fleeting glance back to the clerk had been given, a half smile offered in silence good byes and soon enough Audrey had faded from view, exiting the building as the man had been entering. A solitary glance given in passing, her gaze meeting his while a brush of shoulders had been given. " pardon me. " She spoke, words that could linger in the air as a whisper before they faded into nothing at all.  She had moved past him in that moment, the stench of his clothing alerting her that perhaps his life had been far worse than hers. A soul that might understand her, though she'd not engage him at present. She was after all tired and desired a bed and proper sleep.<br/><br/>The door to the taxi had been opened before Audrey had shoved her bag in first then slid in only to shut the door. Her eyes once again returning to the man who had been at the door, no smile given, but a world of words spoken in silence before her gaze had shifted to the rearview mirror, meeting the gaze of the driver. " To the hotel please. " she spoke, the driver giving a nod and soon the taxi rolled out of that parking lot, the hum of sleeping trucks left in her wake.