Turning away, I put those thoughts out of my mind. We were hard-pressed enough to save ourselves, without worrying over things we had no control over.
My feet followed the path to the military police’s location, leading a disgruntled Giuseppe forward. What I would do once we reached our destination, I couldn’t imagine, but it was our best chance. It had to be. And perhaps, within this sudden chaos and confusion, the military police might have some actual answers.
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THE STREETS WERE NOT entirely empty. Families packed into cars, driving away to a destination I couldn’t fathom. Small groups of people scuttled in one direction or another, a general air of wariness about them. They all must have come up with their own ideas of how to best protect themselves. Doubtless, most of them were wr
