Gia
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I inhaled the crisp, clean air and exhaled a breath I’d been holding for seven years, relief loosening muscles I hadn’t known were tense. The stark white scenery and familiar buildings were reassuring. This place was so much more than the tragedy; it was home.
We transferred to a helicopter to get closer to the settlement where I grew up. Most of the population lived in the South, and as we made our way, villages became more and more sparse the further North we went. Far from supplies and close neighbors, living in the North was tough.
“Hey,” Davin said. I glanced at him, tying my seatbelt.
“Yeah?” I asked, not entirely sure where he was going with that.
“Are you okay?” he hesitated.
“I’m fine, thanks,” I snapped and looked out of the window, staring at the landscape. T
