The bomb went off.
Evelyn threw herself over Noah, shielding him from the blast. The shockwave knocked them both off their feet hard.
"Noah, are you okay?" she asked, voice trembling.
Noah shook his head, not in disagreement, just dazed. "Mom, where's the weird uncle?"
Evelyn's eyes welled up. She looked back—what had once been home was now a pile of rubble. The rain had stopped, but she was soaked to the bone, her clothes caked in mud.
Not far from where she knelt, a figure lay motionless.
Her heart clenched painfully. After making sure Noah was settled, she rushed over to check on Fabian.
"Fabian, Fabian..." she stumbled as she ran. When she got close, her breath caught—his suit was completely shredded.
His handsome face was covered in grime, bloodied with cuts
