Nowhere to Hide
“The poor woman was trying to blot away all her tears, and Lia understood better than anyone how devastating it was to stand here in the carnage. She excused herself, murmuring that she was going to meet some of their students. Robert nodded, and Dilara struggled to stop crying.
Cav immediately moved to her side. “Where are you going?”
Gesturing, Lia said, “To the kids…” They filled her heart with joy despite the terrible events that surrounded them. “They’re going to need someone to hol...d them,” she told him, quickening her stride across the hard-packed dirt.
Cav grunted in agreement and said nothing, remaining alert. He kept his stride steady, glad for the .45 pistol in the back of his belt, beneath his jacket. He was glad it was hidden from the children racing toward them, their faces mirroring joy.
To his relief, he could see no threat nearby. Further in the distance, he saw a number of adults now filtering out from between their homes, walking the half-mile to where the school had once rested.MoreLess
Cav immediately moved to her side. “Where are you going?”
Gesturing, Lia said, “To the kids…” They filled her heart with joy despite the terrible events that surrounded them. “They’re going to need someone to hol...d them,” she told him, quickening her stride across the hard-packed dirt.
Cav grunted in agreement and said nothing, remaining alert. He kept his stride steady, glad for the .45 pistol in the back of his belt, beneath his jacket. He was glad it was hidden from the children racing toward them, their faces mirroring joy.
To his relief, he could see no threat nearby. Further in the distance, he saw a number of adults now filtering out from between their homes, walking the half-mile to where the school had once rested.MoreLess
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