Extinction Age
“The only sounds were the sporadic chirp of a bird and the faint rap of footsteps. Beckham heard everything, his senses still on full alert. He hadn’t slept for thirty-six hours but couldn’t seem to shut off his mind. After everything he had been through, it wasn’t going to be easy to let his guard down enough to get some shut-eye.
He sat with Kate on the steps of Building 1, watching the cleanup crews carry bodies draped with white sheets into the medical building.
Neither of them spoke. Being ...next to each other was enough for now.
Beckham wondered how long the quiet would last. He wanted to reach out and put his arm around Kate, to pull her tight, but he feared her soft touch could break him, so he pretended he didn’t need it. He tried to feel something—wanted to feel something—but beyond the lingering pain of losing so many of his brothers, there wasn’t much that seemed safe to feel besides anger.
Anger was a dangerous emotion. Like a house built of cards, the rage threatened to blow everything away.MoreLess
He sat with Kate on the steps of Building 1, watching the cleanup crews carry bodies draped with white sheets into the medical building.
Neither of them spoke. Being ...next to each other was enough for now.
Beckham wondered how long the quiet would last. He wanted to reach out and put his arm around Kate, to pull her tight, but he feared her soft touch could break him, so he pretended he didn’t need it. He tried to feel something—wanted to feel something—but beyond the lingering pain of losing so many of his brothers, there wasn’t much that seemed safe to feel besides anger.
Anger was a dangerous emotion. Like a house built of cards, the rage threatened to blow everything away.MoreLess
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