Chapter 10

The day Sarah Quinn left, the sky hung heavy with gray clouds, a foreboding sign of impending weather. The group of volunteers, wary of being delayed by another storm, decided to set out early. Sarah sat quietly on the rickety long-haul bus as it jostled along the uneven roads. Outside the window, the familiar outlines of towns and streets blurred and faded, shrinking into the horizon as the sun slowly climbed higher. The bus was packed with young volunteers like herself, all heading to remote...