Without Law, page 24
“I don’t want you to give up on that idea,” I said. “Hope is a good and powerful thing. Just try not to let yourself make bad choices in the hopes that a better future is coming. Does that make sense?”
“I think so, yeah,” Tara said as she nodded. A small smile blossomed on her face as she looked from the fire up at me.
“Remember this,” I started, “Here you all have a purpose. You have a home here, and you have each other. No aspect of your past life can change that.”
“You’re right,” Anna said as she stood as well. “All that’s important now is that we support each other and take care of the life we build.” She yawned and looked back at the others. They all leaned against each other and stared into the fire in what looked to be deep thought.
“You know what, you girls should get some sleep,” I suggested. “We have more long days full of laborious projects to come.”
“What about the fire?” Tara asked.
“I’ll make sure it gets put out,” I said. “Go on, don’t worry about me.”
Paige stood up and let out a massive yawn. She tugged Bailey and Tara to their feet and started to stumble off towards their sleeping quarters.
“Tav, we might not be your family, but I hope we can make your life better anyway,” Bailey said with a sleepy smile.
“Yeah, you’re awesome, and we are so lucky to have you,” Paige said.
“What she said,” Tara added.
Anna shook her head and looked to her friends. “Sleep well, Tav. Again, thanks for everything.”
I waved as the four made their way into the gloom for what I hoped was a solid night of rest.
Once they were gone, I walked to the fire and picked up the small bucket of dirty water next to it. With it I doused the fire until it was little more than a pile of smouldering embers. Then I removed all decent sources of fuel and stirred the wet slurry together to ensure nothing was left burning.
I smiled and looked up to the perfectly clear night sky. Thousands of stars shone in the sea of black and blue above me. I grinned and turned my attention back to the campus.
I had a feeling that good things were in store for us.
End of Book 1
End Notes
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