"I'm glad y'all are alright," Lydia said with a sigh of relief. "I wonder what happened to that guy though." She wondered why he was wounded, why he walked into the middle of the street, why he didn't stop to help Francis and his son. They might never know and she simply shook her head in disbelief.

"Do you have any other family?" Brandon asked, glancing at Francis through the rear view mirror.

"You can use my phone to call them if you need," Lydia offered.

"And if we need to we can pick them up before we head to the base," Brandon offered kindly.

While neither of them were really religious, it was important to be kind to your fellow man. They lived in the bible belt, however, and were used to many people speaking their religious beliefs. It didn't matter so long as you didn't use them to hurt others.