“I’m coming too!”
“It’s too far, Gabe. Stay here and keep Tess company.” Daniel said, packing away the last of the items they planned to take to the flats. It was the first time they had attempted to go to the market since the catastrophic flooding had begun. They had loaded up the bicycles, even though they knew the road was mostly broken - because pushing their loads would still be easier than carrying them, and George had saddled up Big Mac. He was too eager to see Laura and his friends and to know how they had fared with the latest disaster.
“I’m coming,” the boy insisted stubbornly. He had an old NFL Patriots winter hat pulled down over his ears, and the collar of the purple jacket turned up. Only his nose and the tops of his cheeks were exposed, and those were pink in the fr
