CHAPTER FIVE
Hannah
They were bunched together, tucked underneath a big fern. The trunk blocked the wind, but knobbly bits dug into Hannah’s back through her saturated hoodie. She hugged her little bros close, glad for the leaves keeping off some of the rain.
Her littlest brother pressed his nose against her neck and gripped her tighter.
‘I’m hungry, Hanny.’
Cooper’s tiny, sad voice made Hannah’s chest burn. It hurt more when Riley moaned next to them. Then her own stomach growled.
She didn’t care about herself, but wished she had something to give her bros. They didn’t even have a gross half-eaten, long-forgotten biscuit stuffed into a pocket between them.
Hannah made herself sound brave. ‘I know, Coops. It’ll be okay soon.’
She wished she believed it.
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