"Sofia," he whispered in a low voice. "It's not that far from here. I smell corpses...a lot of them."
Immediately, my body began to shake in fear and dread. I wanted to know more yet was tempted to just walk away at the same time. But I couldn't possibly shake off my gut feeling. I knew then that I wouldn't be able to leave without thinking about this.
Alexander turned to me and held me by the shoulders. He looked at me, boring his eyes deep into mine. The panic in his face told me that he knew what I was thinking.
"We should go. It's dangerous."
"No," I shook my head. "I can't just...go."
We locked eyes for a few moments, silently persuading each other to do what we each wanted. It wasn't easy to stand my ground against him and I was even starting to panic deep inside since the heav
