The next morning, exhaustion dominates Abigail’s body and mind. Her rest was cut short the previous night, reliving the warehouse experience and anticipating that she would have to wake up and catch a flight long before the sun came up. The alarm sounds after what feels like only minutes, pulling her back to wakefulness. As promised, she calls Margaret the second she steps onto the shuttle to the airport.
“I only have a few minutes,” Margaret says. “Please tell me you’re rested and that you promise to call again this afternoon.”
“I swear,” Abigail assures her.
“I’m getting nervous about my upcoming date with your doctor. We’ve really hit it off.”
Abigail had forgotten that Margaret and Dr. Flint would go on another date. “Maybe he’ll make you feel better,” she suggests, teasing her fri
