Monday: Trek North
With heavy hearts, the groups part ways. Roman, Ivy Mae, and Jas watch as the family disappears into the trees, their voices fading into the distance.
“We’ll see them again,” Ivy Mae says, though her voice wavers.
Roman nods, his jaw tight. “Let’s move. We’ve got a long way to go.”
As they trek northward, the ashes of the forest fire coat the ground, a stark reminder of how quickly things can change.