The answer to Lauren's question came a few moments later as Sarah, who had finally unfrozen when Nathan jostled her, had started to make her way across the lobby, paused to check the security system and note that Mitchell was in the hotel right now
"He's here," she said softly. "You're Lauren, right? Do you want me to ring his room and have him come down?"
The question was asked, and Sarah fully intended to do it if Lauren said yes, but now that she was next to the group, the bulk of her attention had shifted to Anya.
Everybody dies. Were these two most of the few who were left out of everyone here now and destined to end up here in the future? It was with a heavy, breaking heart that Sarah met Anya's eyes, searching for something to say.
But how did you tell your friend how sorry you were for the loss of a world? There were no words even close to being adequate.