A glimmer out on the highway materializes into a county sheriff’s car. It slows and stops at the triangle.

"C’mon." You and Nora hustle over to the car. The back seat is marvelously dry.

"Everyone all right?" the deputy asks. His voice is a rumble.

"Yup," says Nora. She turns to the boy huddled in the passenger seat. "S’up."

"S’up," he responds without much enthusiasm.

Nora turns to you. "This is Nick. He was with Cam on the Fourth of July."