Cedric swallowed hard and nodded in understanding. He knew he had basically lost his son and quite possibly his daughter. He looked longingly at Amelia, not saying anything but wanting to. Adam could tell he wanted to say more, but he wasn’t having it. He carefully picked up Amelia so that she wouldn’t wake. Cedric pushed the button and the silver shields went up. Outside the door was Ann. It was obvious that she was trying to listen to everything, but couldn’t with the shields in place. She fell on her face as the door opened. Adam looked at his mother and shook his head. He rolled his eyes and kept going. Amelia never moved or woke up. He kept going. He went all the way to Amelia’s room. He tucked her in bed and kissed her forehead. He went to her window and opened it. He looked out over
