Chapter 172

Tuesday afternoon started like any other school day.

Backpacks dropped near the door.

Shoes kicked off halfway across the hallway.

Alex ran straight into the living room.

“Dad! Something happened!”

Daniel looked up from the couch.

That sentence could mean anything.

From a broken pencil to a playground disaster.

“What happened?” he asked calmly.

Alex stopped in the middle of the room.

For once, they didn’t start talking immediately.

They seemed to be choosing ...