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Cami looked up.
    "Ah, Sonya. What treasures have you found?" she asked as she rinsed out a rag she was using on the man's face, who was laying in the bed.
    "I believe," Sonya started, but John came running in from the next room & yelled, "My bag!"
    Cami looked at the luggage by Sonya's feet & smiled. John grabbed his little suitcase & was trying to pull it away so he could open it. Cami came around the end of the bed & smiled. She took her suitcase, opened it, & closed it again. "Thank you."
    "No, problem."
    "Look, Sona, look!" John held up a bright red fire truck.
    "Wow, John that is great!"
    "My daddy is a firefighter." Sonya glanced up at Cami & saw sadness flash over her face. "Well, John, that is a wonderful truck." John smiled & ran off making engine noises.
    "His father died in a fire," Cami explained.
    "I'm sorry, Cami."
    She smiled a sad smile & looked up. "Thank you, really, for this. It means a lot."
    "No problem. There was one other thing I found that I wasn't sure if you could use." Sonya took the bag off of her shoulder & Cami looked in it.
    "Oh, Crochet! I haven't crocheted in ages! This will definitely come in handy! Thank you."
    "Maybe some time you can teach me how to do it."
    "Well, after I remember myself!" Cami laughed.
    "Well, I will see you all later."
    "Yes, okay." Cami was still smiling as Sonya closed the door.
    Going to her own room Sonya was greeted by a happy dog. "Hello girl." Sonya helped the dog up onto the bed where she sat, bringing out the laptop Duncan had found. She opened it up & turned it on. She didn't know what she was expecting or hoping. Did she think she could get an e-mail across the ocean & across time? The screen came up with a photo collage. The people didn't look like any of the survivors. Parents, children, grandchildren? Warm tears began to flow down her cheeks. Her chest ached for them. She closed the laptop & was wiping the tears off of her cheeks when a knock at the door startled her.
    "Yes? Come in."
    Little fingers appeared around the door before Duncan's son peered in. "Mi'Lady?"
    "Come on in." He smiled shyly. "Did you come to check on the dog?" she asked him. A silent nod & grin. She held up a finger. "First tell me your name."
    "Ewan." he stated as he walked over to the bed.
    "What a nice name. Do you know I haven't named her yet?" Sonya pat the bed with her hand & the dog wagged her tail. She licked Ewan's face & he giggled.
    "So, what shall we name her?"
    "Aaralyn."
    "That is a beautiful name. You have been thinking about it."
    Ewan kept petting the dog & said, "It was my mother's name."
    "I see," Sonya said quietly, with a gentle smile. "I bet she was as beautiful as her name."
    Ewan looked over at her from where he laid his head on the dogs. "Aye." He gave the dog another pet & said, "I must go now."
    "Okay. Thank you for giving her such a beautiful name."
    He smiled, looking at her with his bright green eyes. "Bye."
    "Bye," she called after him. "His mother's name, did you hear that? I think that means you had better take extra special care of him." Sonya ruffled her fur & she licked her hand. Glancing at the laptop she decided she wouldn't turn it on again. She didn't want to see what she already knew; there would be no way to go back. No way to let her family know that she was okay & that she loved her family very much. She shoved it under the bed. It was time to dress for dinner, but she was in no mood to sit in a room full of people.
    Letting out a sigh, she watched the women hurrying back & forth with the trays of food & drinks. After a bit there was a lull & she descended the stairs, quietly walking to the door. Instead of going in the hall she crept past the door. She wanted to walk down to the stone wall. She liked it there. It was comforting somehow & she could think. She took in a breath of the cool air as she walked out the door. The air smelled so good, so clean. The sky was full of stars. It was beautiful. It seemed to be the one thing that hadn't