Cardan
“Natalia?” I shout, trudging through the path, rapid on my feet.
She screamed my name.
But then she screamed someone else’s too.
Fuck, Nat.
Be okay. Please, be okay
“Nat, where are you?” Spinning in a slow circle, my eyes alert, but I still l can’t find her.
“Natalia!”
“In here!” She calls back, her voice distant, like she’s in a tunnel.
“Where?”
“The cave!” She screams, her voice breaking like she’s in tears.
Shit.
There’s a broken opening, half hazardly drilled through, large enough to fit in if you crouch low, behind a dingy wooden bench. She’s in there?
“Natalia?”
“Cardan, come inside!” She cries, “They’re here! We found them.” He voice trembles with so much f*****g emotion. Relief slams into me, hard. She’s safe.
They’re here.
But f**k if I’m prepared for the unfa
