I watched him go, my heart still racing, as Delta Caleb returned with the group, his questioning gaze landing on me.

"What are you doing here, standing around?" he asked, stopping in front of me. "Didn't you follow the group?"

I opened my mouth to respond, but someone from the group passed a snarky comment loud enough for everyone to hear. "Guess she couldn't handle a little jog."

Anger flared in me, and I shot back, "Guess some people don’t know the difference between ...