We keep moving, even as our legs and our lungs cry out for respite. It"s not only the soldiers dogging our heels, but the bullets chasing us as well. I"ve flipped a switch on my emotions for the time being. If we make it, there"ll be a time and place to mourn for Sam, but now we just need to stay alive.
Suddenly, in the sky, we hear the thunderous roar of engines and several explosions followed by a silver rain.
“Cluster bombs,” shouts Drew as he throws me to the ground behind a log, shielding my body with his as the tree canopy bursts into flames. The ground around us begins to shake with a thousand smaller explosions.
“Dawn, I love you,” he says, holding me tight and just then, the ground erupts nearby and his body goes limp on top of mine. I can"t move. I scream as a piercing ring fi
