Sofia

Louis returned to the room a few minutes later, clutching my phone, he held it out to me, his hand trembling slightly.

"Here," he whispered. "Your mother was in the kitchen, I took it."

I didn't thank him. I snatched the phone from his hand, turning my back on him immediately to power it on. My fingers flew across the screen.

Me: I'm okay, I'm safe. Returning to school soon.

The reply was instantaneous.

Luca: You better be. I was about to burn this city down to find you. When you're ...