‘I killed him,’ Sam said softly.
Karen pushed through the stunned group to his side, her protective instincts taking over. She clasped his head to her shoulder as she physically turned his face away.
‘You tried to stop her.’ She pulled his head up to face her. ‘Don’t do this. There are going to be many more times from here on that you’ll have to do things, either accidentally or on purpose, that will be worse than this, and you cannot let it get to you. If you do, that’s it. You die - those around you die. Do you understand me?’
He nodded jerkily into her shoulder, blood smearing her hospital clothes. Seth pulled himself up onto his crutches, hobbling away from the stained walkway.
‘Let’s keep moving. The sooner we’re away, the better,’ he tossed over his shoulder.
Karen forced the pa
