Ashley's crew came like the wind, finished the job as quickly as they could, and left just as fast. Like a dream, they were gone.
Those left behind at the cabin simply stared at the now-empty clearing.
No one spoke.
They only looked at the emptiness; even the clutter was gone.
"Huh?"
One of the children sitting beside the dying bonfire looked up.
He squinted as the sun peeked through the clouds.
As rays of sunlight slowly broke through the overcast sky, the distant thrum of helicopter rotors echoed overhead.
The helicopters looked like birds from where they stood, so no one paid them any mind.
Instead, everyone simply looked around.
The towering walls that had greeted them every morning were gone. The screams and barking orders that had served as their daily alarm no longer echoed through the air.
There was only silence.
Soon, the helicopters landed a short distance away.
