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Two hours later

You are sitting by the side of the road after helping to clear off some rubble from a building. Your team had run into several emergency helpers not long after the explosion and offered to help them. There were some initial suspicion in their faces when they saw you and at first they pinned the blame on you but Balogh manages to persuade them to let you help with the rescue efforts. Now you are taking a quick break, doing your best to avoid as much of the concrete debris for now while you try to contact your parents about this matter.

The Major has answered you and you told her about what just happened but you haven't been able to contact your mom so far. You messaged the Major after three failed attempts to call your mom and she promised that she will try to contact her. Now you are just waiting to see if Alejandro and Lamesha are All right as well: you've tried contacting them but they too haven't responded to your calls or text messages so far.

You consider making another phone call before your phone starts ringing and you take a look at who's calling you. You answer the phone and ask the Major if she has any news. "Called your mom's hospital a few times before I finally got through," she says, sounding grimmer than usual. You swallow hard and ask her what did she find out. "Your mom was working her usual shift when there was an explosion in the hospital. They wanted to call us earlier but there was too injured and…"

The Major's voice trails off as your mind goes blank.

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