Chapter 6 - The Blanket of Safety
Aunt Sarah sprinted across the green grass, her heart practically ripping out of her chest as she reached the two filthy, weeping children on the edge of her property.
Drew pushed himself up on his hands on the grass, his small, incredibly brave body trembling violently as he fought through the agonizing, suffocating pain of his broken leg. Lily held firmly onto his back, resting her messy, dirty head against his shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Don't make us go back," Lily cried out, her tiny voice trembling with profound, heartbreaking terror.
Aunt Sarah dropped completely to her knees on the soft grass beside them. She didn't care about the mud or the blood ruining her clothes. She reached out in absolute shock toward Drew's dragging, clearly injured right leg. Her hands were trembling violently as she realized how horrifyingly badly the bone was broken.
There was no dialogue. There was only the heavy, exhausted, incredibly labored breathing of the brave little boy who had just pulled his sister through hell.
As Sarah’s hand hovered over his injured leg, Drew immediately moved.
Tight shot on Drew's hand. He grabbed his aunt's wrist with his dirty, trembling, blood-stained fingers, employing a surprisingly strong grip to stop her from checking his horrific injury. He didn't care about his own pain. He looked up at her with desperate, fierce, protective urgency in his exhausted eyes.
"Lily first. Please," Drew whispered, his voice completely exhausted, completely ignoring his own agony to ensure his sister was finally safe.
Sarah’s heart shattered into a million irreparable pieces. The sheer, incomprehensible bravery of this tiny child completely overwhelmed her.
She quickly moved, pulling a large, soft fleece porch blanket off the nearby patio chair. She wrapped the blanket securely around the crying toddler, pulling Lily safely and warmly against her chest, while keeping her other hand firmly, tightly wrapped around Drew's small, trembling hand.
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"You're not going anywhere," Aunt Sarah said, her voice shaking with immense emotion, but carrying a deeply reassuring, absolute promise. "I've got you. You're safe."
👉 Read Part 7 to hear Drew reveal the terrifying truth.
