Throughout the drive to Rowan's school, a wave of dread washed over her; her mind raced with worst-case scenarios, prompting her heartbeat to quicken at intervals and fear cramping into her soul.
What if her child had been in an accident? What if he was seriously injured? What if it was something worse than that? Would she lose him?
As those dreadful thoughts reeled into her mind, she also mentally prayed and forbade those things she had thought about.
Her vehicle's tires screeched to a halt as she pulled over and ran into the school, then down the hallway to the principal's office as her footsteps echoed in the empty corridor. She felt a cold sweat break out on her forehead as she ran. She couldn’t shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong.
Once she got to the door, she p
