Chapter 30
Ben sat crouched in a corner of the prisoner transport, hiding his tears from the others. The transport was small, much smaller than those he’d been on before, holding only seven other prisoners. Four of them were young, though still older than Ben’s eight years. The others were adults.
Ben wanted nothing to do with them. He wanted nothing other than to be reunited with his mother. He’d clung close to her throughout the chaos as guards rounded them up and drove them towards the prisoner transports. Many times the surging crowds of prisoners threatened to tear them apart, but somehow they held onto each other.
Finally they were herded towards a prisoner transport. Climbing the ramp, Ben relaxed a little. Wherever they were going, they’d be going together. That was all
