“Is she breathing?” I jumped into action, setting Sean down as I hurried over to them. “I don’t know, I don’t know.” Joey choked out a cry, and it was the worst sound I had ever heard come from his mouth. He sounded so young. So frightened. So utterly broken. “Can you hear me?” he sobbed, holding her bloodied face between his hands. “I’m going to get you out of here, okay? Shannon, can you hear me? Shan? Come on, talk to me.”
