I Was Fired and Walking Home—Then Two Helicopters Landed Looking for Me

and mist. Two massive shapes materialized—black helicopters, military, flying low and aggressive. They weren’t the red and white medical choppers she knew. These were combat aircraft, matte black with bristling antennas.

The lead helicopter flared dramatically, pitching up as it slowed. It hovered directly over the road, the downdraft tearing the cardboard continue reading …