The Shadows We Escape

et with an unfamiliar ceiling. She sat up,

ill fast asleep. Diane shook her

we?" Ashley

her head. "I

re in a small, cozy room. There was a firepl

rway. He was frail and gaunt, with sunke

bling. "My name is Henry. I found you two

nce. But there was something about He

story. He had lost his family in a tragic acc

ense of connection to Henry. They told him their

s growing closer to Henry. They started helping him with his fl

lling flowers in the market and tending t

nry fell ill, and despite thei

stated. They had lost the

and memories, they knew they had to leave. They were scared, k

o IDs, and no money for a pl

d about a ship that smuggled people out of the co

uthorities and keeping a low profile. They found

with a scruffy beard, looked t

won't be easy. You'll have to work on the

nervous glance. But they kn

captain handed them e

rew," he said, wi

atching the shore recede into the distance. They were final