Earn the Sunrise
“Colin, what are you doing here?” Avery reached her hand to help pull Colin up. Without waiting for his answer, she said, “These people are very dangerous. I’m trained for this.” Avery noticed the NVG in Colin’s hand and then she turned to examine Miles and his NVGs and asked, “Wait, that’s Miles? What’s going on here? How did you guys get throat mics and NVGs?”
Colin examined Avery’s face. Both eyes showed bruising and swelling. There was blood on her face and all over her torn shirt. His heart burned with a mixture of feelings. Relief she was alive and here in his arms. Sorrow for the torture they put her through. Anger for those that did this to her.