Daniel The whole day felt strange. It almost felt like Selina did not want to let me go, but she had to report to Dr. Smith’s lab, and I needed to check on my laboratory. It was not normal for me to want to skip work. At least, that was something I was sure of. It was weird entering the lab that afternoon. Everyone was deathly quiet. I knew that it was not always like this, but there it was. There was no joking. When we were working on a cure for the Yellow Flower disease, we were a jolly group. “Good afternoon. What’s up with you all today?” I tried my best to sound cheerful, almost feeling judged that I was several hours late without calling any of them ahead of time. Ara narrowed her eyes at me, and Shawn was acting as busy as he could. He was not that good at it, as I saw him side

