Chapter 284

• She squeezed his and continued to hold it, “I didn’t get as far as I’d hoped.” She snorted, “I mean there we were running through the city, looking all young and vulnerable, I guess…” She took a deep breath and then inhaled it slowly, “Minn burst out, to save us. I-I didn’t see this creepy man—” Releasing his hand, she adjusted her ponytail. “Minn saved us. I don’t know what could have happened.” She cleared her throat, “the creepy man didn’t survive it.”
• Jesse looked over at her, he didn’t need to see her face clearly, the anxiety and fear pouring off her were almost choking him. Grabbing her hand, he held it firmly. “You and Minn did what you had to do to survive.”
• “I’ve never told Leah. She doesn’t remember most of the trip back to the mountain.”