Flight Before Dawn

SERAFINA

I don’t know what time it is when I hear a phone ringing. I’m too tired to even open my eyes, but somewhere in the haze of sleep, I know Dario has it. He’ll take care of whatever it is. He always does.

I vaguely hear the mattress shift as he gets out of bed. His voice reaches me, low, controlled, but the words blur together, pulling me back under before I can make sense of them.

When I wa