CHAPTER 57When Mara came to, she felt a burning in her throat and someone shaking her. She opened her eyes to what at first she thought was fog, but the sudden stinging sensation awoke her to the realization that it was smoke.
Crouched next to her, Sam pushed on her shoulder and said, “Are you okay? I need you to get up and help me. Mom and Hannah are stuck on the roof of the front porch.”
She felt the cold ground and damp grass on her hands as she pushed herself into a sitting position. A wave of light-headedness swept over her, as if all the blood had drained from her head. “What happened?” she asked.
She flickered several times, and Sam gave her an odd look. Standing up, he said, “Okay, I can see smoke passing through you. Stay right here, and I’ll figure out a way to drag the big la
