Remember we talked about this, she said to Terara’s still form, what we’d do when we got home. You were going to see Jake. I…
Kept it until year four when they took it. Morrison started crying again. She loved you, Emma continued. Through everything, that never changed. Even when…
Arlington National Cemetery was drowning in rain. Emma stood in dress uniform that hung loose on her frame, watching five flag draped caskets lower into…
They’re waiting. Someone has to. She stopped, steadied herself. Tara would do it for them. She walked back in. 4 hours later, they had everything.…
Do you know how much it costs to find two missing soldiers? The resources, manpower, easier to write you off, collect the insurance. Morrison grabbed…
The next morning, she was back in Brier Hollow, standing at the edge of the cleared trench where the bus had been unearthed. The scent…
Inside, stacked between carbon copy forms and oil stained service receipts, was a handwritten ledger. yellow pages carefully dated, each one marked with a blue…
Ellie tried to escape. I tried to remember. Where is she? The woman finally turned her head. Her eyes were too wide, too. She made…
Holds her when she coughs blood. Fights anyone who tries to separate them. Pause. Says she’s the reason Terra’s lasted this long. pure stubborn refusal…
She stopped fighting, looked at him. Really looked. Her hand came up. Touched his face like she was checking if he was solid. Boyd. Barely…

