Chapter 19Both of her parents were safe, and that was all that mattered. Amongst the sounds of battle they fled, enclosing themselves in her father’s car before taking off into the night. For a long while, there could only be silence. The terrors were still too fresh to talk about, the idea that the three of them had barely made off with their lives still too real. Vicky’s back had stopped throbbing, and she was able to sit back against the seat comfortably. Perhaps it was shock, but even shock couldn’t dismiss just how comfortable she felt after sustaining injuries so severe. It was only when the car had stopped just outside the city at the nearest rest station that anyone dared speak a word.
“Vicky.” Her father shifted around in the driver’s seat to look back at her. Vicky’s mother had
