Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur. “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
"Nobody here would notice if I slipped out." The thought can arrive halfway through a church lunch or a busy party, while you hold your cup with both hands and everyone else seems to belong to a conversation already. The thought is quiet and sure of itself: nobody here sees me, and nobody is going to.