The Burning
“We heard about a settlement called New Haven. Do you know anything about it?”
The refugees exchanged uneasy glances, and for a moment, I thought they weren’t going to answer. But then an older man stepped forward, his face lined with age and exhaustion. He looked us up and down with weary eyes before speaking.
“We came from New Haven,” he said, his voice hoarse. “Or what’s left of it.”
My heart skipped a beat. “What do you mean, ‘what’s left of it’?”
The man sighed, rubbing a hand over his grizzled beard. “It started out like they promised—safe, organized, plenty of supplies. But it didn’t last. People… well, people are people. It didn’t take long before things fell apart.”
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