Tears and True Colors

"Are they still alive?" Tessa looked around helplessly, hoping for an answer. But the only reply was endless silence and sobbing.

"They must still be alive! They have to be, they're definitely alive!" Tessa breathed heavily, tears streaming down her face without her realizing it.

"Ah! Mom! I want Mom! Mom!" Rowan's heartbreaking cries filled the living room. "I don't want Mom to die! Dad, I don't