A loud roaring penetrated Ally’s sleep hazed mind. What on earth was that sound? It couldn’t be an animal, as it was continuous and as loud as thunder striking in the meadow. The meadow. The fire. Slowly she remembered she was in the barn and why. Then she remembered she wasn’t alone, like she normally was.
She threw the blankets back and sat up, swinging her legs off the side of the cot as she went. A sharp pain shot up from her foot up her leg. She’d forgotten the lamp she’d left on the floor and kicked it. Damn, that hurt. Ally fumbled a moment then found the lamp and turned it on before making her way around the opening in the floor to where she’d made a bed for James. Smoke was thick in the air, making her cough.
Damn, that hurt.“Are you awake?” She barely heard her own voice. How c
