His phone started to ring, and he was quick to answer it. “Sir! Are you there? Do you hear me?” Came the voice from his earbuds. “Yeah. Where are you?”
“We are on our way, Sir.”
“Alright.”
Hayden didn’t ask nor said anything further, in case his phone call was being listened to. He was rather cautious in giving out information in such a time. “They are coming, let’s wait.” Hayden’s arm went around Avelyn, and pulled her closer to him.
“Are you scared?” He asked when she looked at him with her big eyes. She gave him a nervous smile, and said, “A bit.”
“Don’t be. All of this will end quickly.” He pulled her towards him tighter. Though he said that to calm Avelyn down, she understood that it was more or less for himself too. He too, was scared. Every passing minute was uncertain, and tha
