Thirty-eightWhen Tears saw her striding towards him, her skirt tails flapping in the breeze, an overwhelming sense of joy and relief took hold of him, an elation he had rarely experienced the past few years. His face must have betrayed his joy as a wide grin split it, but the smile faded as Ana drew closer. That dark look around her eyes, the same expression she had worn when she stood in the police cell, staring into space, it was here again. Tears wondered at the change, what had she witnessed, what had happened. Courtney, stoic and grim, took the g*n from Tears without even a flicker. It was left to Tears to raise an eyebrow, to ask her, “Are you all right?”
Ana kicked around at the ground. “I'll tell you later. Right now I think we should go.”
Courtney gave a cough. “We didn't get th
