Bella stepped into the bright hallway and picked up her pace, walking briskly toward the nearest exit. As soon as she saw the brightly illuminated sign, she pushed the glass door open and slipped silently into the cold New England light.
Her phone vibrated again. She didn’t have to check it to see who it was- Sara was the only person who ever called her. And she was exactly who Bella needed to speak to at that moment.
She grabbed her phone out of her back and immediately called Sara back, without even checking her messages.
“This is starting to get really old, missy ma’am…” Sara started admonishing Bella, but she immediately stopped.
“What’s wrong?”
Bella smiled through the phone. How could her friend know something was off before she even said a single word?
“I don’t know. Nothing,
