Chapter 11 The Airstrip

• They left Lily with Marguerite.
• It was the hardest thing Evelyn had ever watched. Clara knelt on the shop floor, pressing her forehead to her daughter's, whispering promises into the child's dark curls. Mama's coming back. Mama always comes back. You stay with Marguerite. You eat your jam. You don't open the door for anyone but Mama.
• Lily nodded solemnly, clutching the stuffed rabbit. She didn't cry. She just watched Clara with wide, trusting eyes.