Seeds of Survival

The burning buildings collapsed with a series of deafening rumbles.

Real women never look back at explosions.

The group returned to the shelter at dawn. Dominic had been up all night, waiting for them.

Only after seeing everyone return safely did he finally relax.

"Good work, everyone." Dominic went around, hugging each person one by one. "Nobody got hurt, right?"

They all shook their heads.

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