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Chapter 44: Two Hours Left

I was so focused on the coming resistance as I marched toward the front of the dining room that I didn't immediately notice that everyone at their tables had fallen silent. Slices of bread hung halfway to mouths, and heads swiveled toward me. A nervous flutter took flight in my stomach as I turned to face them. I hadn't been sure I was the right one to lead them - still wasn't - but right then it was about so much more than who led them. Now to use for my voice for something other than singing.

"You're heartbroken," I said, the words as creaky as rusted hinges. "You're horrified that something like this could happen to someone as young as Lucy."

Tessa's chin wobbled, her eyes puffy and red, and she propped her elbow on the front table and covered her mouth.