Embers of A New Dawn

ie deeper into

ilence, lost in his own nost

carried me three kilometers over the hills to find a doctor. We stopped to rest under that tree. Her hands were sweaty, but she kept asking if I wa

ribed was kind, her hea

t her gaze

nd

te village when the Carter family used every resource and offered a

iel stopped, pointing to

dried fish dangled under the eaves, the air

y ajar, and a faint co

barely containing his

figure rushed ou

aniel at the d

, tears welling up instantl

her face buried in his chest, sobbing. "I thought... I thought I'd never see you again in this lif

and fear, as if Daniel's ret

y patted her back, his voice soft.

the two locked in a tight embrace

ng a tear-streaked face. Her gaze landed on Sophie, now sh

ck at Sophie, loo

between them, her voice calm. "I broug

e turned and

alled out. "Danny, is she here to

lessness as he soothed her. "Don't o