Fire
Truth be told, I hadn't anticipated being in this sort of situation. I never got distracted. Not once. Barbara had always emphasized the importance of not taking our eyes off our enemy if it hadn't been defeated yet.
Maybe I had been so accustomed to having Andrew by my side to help me and intervene if it was necessary. Maybe I had been too worried about Alex and Mason and of not being able to keep them safe. Maybe I had been too tired from all the walking and from having my guard up at all times. So much that I couldn't fall asleep easily nor could I sleep profoundly.
I was tired, but I was also determined to keep my friends alive.
But I had made a mistake. It didn't matter what had caused it, what mattered was that now, I was on the verge of dying. I could feel it. My life for
