Chapter 30
All three of them froze in place. Nick’s half-closed eyes glanced at Lareina while he tried to muffle his scratchy breathing. Instinctively she reached for his hand and squeezed. He replied with a weak press.
“We have to go,” she whispered.
None of them moved.
After one last calming breath, she darted forward, pulling Nick along with her through the undesirable open area and across the tracks. They dove into a ditch and flattened themselves in the grass. Aaron slid down next to them. The approaching train light sent shadows dancing through overgrown pastures, and shook the ground beneath them with increasingly violent intensity.
“We’ll get on a car toward the back,” she shouted over the deafening roar. Chilly air rushed by her face as she watched open doors pass in slow mot
