ELENA’S POV
My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. I rubbed them together for what felt like the hundredth time, but it didn’t help.
Every time I closed my eyes…I heard it again. The gunshots. The screaming..The sound of glass shattering.
It looked like a nightmare, but it was real. Something I've only seen on TV happened to me in reality.
I could still remember how tightly I had held Leo to my chest. At that moment, all I could think about was making sure nothing happened to him. I slowly turned my head and looked beside me.
Leo was sitting quietly in the back seat of the black SUV. His school bag rested on his lap, untouched. His little fingers were wrapped around mine. He somehow looked settled now. Maybe this world wasn't that much of a surprise to him.
I mean. His father was from the
