“Are we going to die here?” It took a long time for her to answer me, and when she finally did, her voice didn’t sound like how it used to. “No, Liz.” Her words were slurred and stretched. “I won’t let that happen to you.” Sniffling, I hooked my arms around my knees and rocked back and forth. “What about you?” Silence. Panic rose up inside of me.
