Magdalena Peak, New MexicoAmber's phone buzzed her awake. She lifted her head from Alex's arm and reached for her phone.
"Hi Mom. We're safe for the moment."
"You sure? That was a 6.9 last night."
Amber gulped. She knew it had been bad.
"There's more news," her mom said.
"Is Brandon okay?"
"He's fine. Dr. Rebecca said to tell you Livia's friends and a few hundred scared people marched on the Santa Fe courthouse last night. They scattered as the quake hit."
Amber groaned. So that's where Josie called from. No wonder she had been so worked up. Thankfully, she had no idea where Amber, Alex, Livia, and Corbo were, or she would have tracked them down as they slept. If the roads were passable.
"Thanks Mom. Will call you in a few hours."
In the light from her phone, and the fire's dying
