I couldn't help but let my thoughts drift to the worst-case scenario—maybe Tyrone and Angela were in the area where the fire had broken out. However, even so, I chose to believe in Tyrone, to believe that he had the ability to return safely.
After carefully scanning the ground with a flashlight, Sean looked up and pointed in one direction. "They went that way."
"How do you know?"
Just as I was about to ask more, a strong gust of wind suddenly picked up, blowing dry sand and gravel into the air. I quickly shut my eyes to prevent the sand from getting into them.
When the cold wind subsided, the air became thicker with fine dust, making everything seem more polluted.
"How can the wind be this strong?" I muttered to myself.
Sean looked up at the overcast sky and said lightly, "Cold air i
