Kortnee - The Closed Door Bookworm

“reddened face. Her bright green eyes were filled with tears, the darkness beneath them evidence that she’d slept little in the days since we left. “I thought you were dead,” she cried. “I thought I was going to have to tell them you were dead.” “I’m sorry.” I pulled her back into me, wrapping my arms around her. “Are they here?” “Not yet. They’re coming.” I swallowed, the pain in my throat widening. “Aghi…” But I could see on her face that she already knew. She nodded, wiping the tears from her face with both hands. “A man from Utan arrived this morning and told us what happened.”
― Adrienne Young, The Girl the Sea Gave Back