The sun dipped low over the horizon, its fading light swallowed by the fast-approaching cold of the night. I walked with my friends toward the guest rooms, the silence between us heavy as we trudged through the thick snow beneath our feet.
Everything had happened so fast that we were only now beginning to feel the aftermath of it all.
And it was dreadful.
“What a freaking mess,” William muttered, glancing around at the surrounding homes, most of which had been destroyed. “It’s like a hurricane tore through here.”
“Yeah… it’s really unfortunate,” Chanelle agreed, rubbing her arms in a futile attempt to keep warm. “It’s going to take a long time to rebuild.” I clenched my jaw, tightening my grip on Nicholas’s hand as he walked beside me. “I’m going to make sure they all pay. Every single
