Chapter 85

They both lay there on the bed, spent but satisfied with their playful hours. Now Lily was gazing up at Valarie. "Why did those people shoot Grandpa and Grandma?" she asked innocently, her tiny voice betraying raw emotion. "They're good people."
Valarie's smile faded into a straight line as she turned to look at Lily's face. Innocence, curiosity—all that she saw—and her heart ached, stung painfully. This little girl here had witnessed so much in her short life, and Valarie didn't want to imagine more for her.
She inhaled deeply and tried to find the right words to explain. "Because they are good people, so God wants them too," she muttered softly, in her voice. "That's why he called them back."