as the cuffs click

ld was

playing out with h

hings. I ke

ld this

bing. The crowd pressed closer, a

par

struck me li

e shame killed them.

let that ha

ct them, even

e raw. "It was them! My parents! L

t through

at me, his expre

mixture of shock and disbelief. "

words tasting like ash in my mouth. "They wan

esperate,

em to see I was fighting, to unders

from the immediate, viciou

a moment, maybe my parents wouldn't be

wed his eyes.

ey live at 12 Oak Str

a car to 12 Oak Street. Bring in Linda and Davi

bitter

I need

arents safe from