April stood in the parking lot, her eyes fixed on her phone screen, but her mind was miles away. She kept replaying the encounter with Lucifer in her head- the way his eyes had burned with anger and something else she couldn't quite place. She shook her head, trying to dispel the dark thoughts that clouded her mind. She was too tired, too emotionally drained to dwell on him any longer.
As she lifted her gaze from her phone, she caught sight of a little girl running toward her, laughing joyfully. The girl was looking over her shoulder, her attention completely focused on something behind her, and April's eyes widened in alarm. "Hey, watch out!" she called out instinctively.
But it was too late. The little girl bumped right into her, spilling her ice cream all over April's shoes. Apr
