SHE continued trying the number but it was saying the same thing over and over, it wasn’t going through.

“Oh God, what is wrong? Thalia, what have you done with your phone number, huh?” she muttered, pacing across the room in frustration.

The steady hum of the afternoon outside only made her heart pound harder. After countless rings that led nowhere, she finally gave up, sinking onto the edge of her bed with a sigh.

Regret gnawed at her chest. Why hadn’t she asked for her ...