Shara hugged him, telling me it hurts to be abandoned. I promised I wouldn’t abandon her. “Not just me,” she said. “Laney, Charlotte, and Terren.” My dream ended with Charlotte gripping the bars of her cell with such force that her hands bled. I told her to let go but she wouldn’t. I awoke with Henry’s hand firmly pressing on my shoulder. He looked concerned. I must’ve been mumbling in my nightmare. “I’m fine.” I hurried to dress, glancing out the window for an idea of the time. The bright sunlight that had filtered into the room when I’d gone to sleep was replaced by a thick blanket of gray clouds. “My gods, is it evening?” Charlotte…no I couldn’t see her; Jaymes was waiting for me. No, what about Shara! I cursed as I frantically dressed. Henry came in front of me holding up a timepiece. I paused to read it. I had an hour before noon. My relief faded as distant thunder boomed. Then there was a flash. Thunder came again, this time with such power it shook me to my core.
