My eyes flew open from the loud pattering on the window. The sudden torrential downpour made my heart jump in my chest. I sighed in relief when I realized it was just the rain. The thick black clouds had totally covered the sky. It was still afternoon but it looked like late evening.
Emilio turned on the headlights and drove carefully through the rutted road. The car's speed was now slow so it bounced softly. I looked behind just to be sure if Guzman and Julio were following. I saw the white headlights right behind us and sighed.
Sabil didn't seem to get startled by the rain. Both his hands were now welded around my right arm and his cheek was on my shoulder, his eyes were closed and it looked like he had drifted off to sleep. I ran my fingers softly through his bronze smooth hair a cou
