Summary

In Chapter 19, Emmy woke in a bomb shelter. A woman showed Emmy her satchel and told her she was safe but another man in the shelter contradicted her saying no one was safe. Emmy went back to sleep. It was quiet when she woke. She followed the others leaving the shelter, thinking of nothing but getting back to Julia and her mother. As she headed toward her flat, Emmy saw the destruction all around her. She saw dead people lying in the street as well as dazed ones looking for family members. The row of flats in which she lived was standing but the windows were broken out. Those across the street, however, had been flattened. She called for her mother and Julia but the flat was empty. Believing they were at a shelter, Emmy sat down to wait for them...