Chapter 23
Sandy Hughes, another returning native of Wolf Branch, brought the truck full of medical supplies south from Chicago. She made no attempt to hide the dreams that brought her back to her birthplace. A hectic week spent storing and arranging everything Sandy brought ended with dinner with Etan’s parents.
“How did you get all the supplies out of there?” Etan said.
“No one’s really paying attention anymore,” Sandy said. Her dark blond hair was caught back in a thick braid from the workday, and she still wore her faded and patched coveralls. “They’re too busy trying to keep up to watch things like medical supplies walking on their own.”
“We figured the government is keeping a lot of things quiet,” Alex said. “And most people would rather not know anyway.”
“I wish I didn’t know a
