Her words were weak. Her throat was dry. It hurt to speak. But she wanted to know. “I don’t know. I didn’t even know it happened. I just felt this incredible jerk and everything instantly went black. I woke up with my face in the dirt.” “Where are the rest of them?” “On the other side of the wreckage. One of them is in a tree, ten feet off the ground. I can’t tell who it is. He still has his helmet on. The colonel… well, you don’t want to know.” “My name is Hannah.” “Hi, Hannah. I’m Joel.” “Will they be coming for us soon, Joel?” “Yes, ma’am. When we don’t report in they’ll send out a search party based on our flight plan.” “Will they wait until morning?” “I don’t know.
