Chapter 18I've never believed that ignorance was bliss…until now.
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Hugo's words were sandbags pressing down on her shoulders. She had suspected, even believed she knew, what his answer would be. And yet, when his confirmation drifted from his lips and fell on her ears it was as if her entire reality came crumbling down.
“Wha…” Scarlett looked away and stepped back. Her outstretched hand touched the cool, spongy tiles of the wall. “So, like aliens, aliens?” Her words came out in breathy gasps.
“Yes.” Hugo stepped closer. “Scarlett—”
“But…that's…science fiction, isn't it? I mean, I've always assumed there was something out there.” She waved her hand in the air. “But, a real invasion from space?”
Scarlett felt a weight on her chest like a pile of bricks. She had trained for combat,
