First line: "Sometimes, even when the roads are quiet and the others are asleep, she lets herself worry she made the wrong choice." 
 Okay... Now I'm officially done the series. Holy hell, this novella collection is hellbent on destroying you emotionally. I'm usually very whatever about novellas, but for some reason I knew I wanted to read these ones. I'm so glad I did! They aren't necessary to the overall main story line but they add such an emotional depth that it's hard to think I could have completed the series otherwise. These are such complete stories despite their size, and it's pretty amazing.