Chapter 18: Chapter 18

Hayden's phone rang and rang, but no one picked up. In a panic, Cora raced from the first floor to the second, then up to the third. She ran, searched, and called his name until she was breathless and frantic. When she still couldn't find him, despair began to creep in. She wanted to run downstairs and ask someone to make an announcement over the PA, but her legs gave out. She sank to the floor, covered her face, and wept. Then someone called her from behind. She whipped around. It was Hayden. Cora...