Saving Rain

by Kelsey Kingsley

I leaned forward, nearly touching my nose to hers, and said, “I should've let you die.”

“Everything … everything I have ever done, everything I did to myself … the reason I am here is because of you. To save your ass. To protect you. That’s what Gramma and Grampa taught me to do—to protect you.” I jabbed a finger at her bony chest.

You are cared for, Soldier, and as long as I'm around, you will never ever be alone in this world. You will always have somewhere to go. Remember that. Harry

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It was eleven eleven, and it had been my first good day in River Canyon.