When I finished crying, I sank down to lay my head in Oliver’s lap. He stroked my hair and let me rest. I felt so empty, like every emotion inside of me had come out with the tears.
In this place that smelled like me and my grandfather, I normally felt safe and happy. This was the place where we were able to relax and be ourselves. Now, it was just a reminder of everything I’d lost.
“I want to go home, Ollie.” I whispered.
“I know, my love. We’ll go home as soon as we can. This part of your life is over. You don’t have to stay here any longer.”
“We don’t have a home, yet. Sawtooth isn’t home either. Ben said the pack lands we wanted got destroyed by a fire. What are we going to do? Why is this so hard?” I sighed.
“Our people are heading to Sawtooth. It’s not as bad as it seems. T
