Love in the Dark
Chapter 63: Justice
Laura had found a secluded place in the woods about a half mile from the village. She used the rare moment of privacy to scream and cry and break dry branches against the trunks of hapless trees. But nothing she did could stop the horrible feeling that was overwhelming her senses. By the time Seth and Zahara found her, her knuckles were bleeding, and somehow she had managed to scratch the side of her face. She was seated on the ground, her arms hugging her legs close against her chest. Twigs and leaves were tangled in her sweaty hair. She didn’t look up when they approached her.
Zahara let go of Seth’s hand and went to Laura, and it was as though their roles were reversed. Laura was the child, and Zahara was the mother, picking debris out of
