Chapter 465: Is this my karma?
The sound of guns firing echoed loudly at every corner and floor of the building. Along with the yells and grunts, their voices fading after just a second brought fear to Sebastian and Riley. The two children squeezed themselves in the corner, covering their ears, eyes shut. The music that they’d been listening to couldn’t conceal the noises anymore.
"Basti, what’s going on?" asked Riley, flinching as the shootout sounded even louder, as if it was crawling toward the cramped room they were in. The noises had gone so loud that woke him up, and they didn’t stop even after minutes as if they were in the middle of a battlefield.
"Basti..." Riley forced himself to peek through his squinting eyes, gazing at Sebastian.
"Close your eyes," said Sebastian, keeping his eyes shut and hands on his ears. "It’s not good for children."
"But..."
"Riley." This time, Sebastian snapped his eyes open, looking at his friend solemnly. "Close your eyes and cover your ears. Try focusing on the music, okay? I think help is coming."
"But what if the person that came isn’t help?"
Sebastian pressed his lips into a thin line. "I told you my mommy and daddy will come." He clenched his teeth, holding on to that belief as tight as possible.
Even though there was a possibility his parents wouldn’t come considering the level of danger outside, he knew help would come. His father had vast connections, even in the military. Therefore, they just had to believe in them.