Carolina
Daniel had not called me as he had promised. I worried that something had happened, checking the news periodically throughout the day. There were no reported plane crashes, nor were there any serious news from the city. He had become pretty high profile lately that I doubt he would not make the news.
The only alternative I could think of chilled my bones and twisted my heart. Selina Hawke. Could it be her?
It should be one of the happiest days of my life. Daniel was set to return, but I found myself in his mother’s living room, tapping my feet rhythmically.
“Aren’t you supposed to be in school, Carolina?” asked Mrs. Arden, looking concerned instead of annoyed.
“Yes, Mrs. Arden. I should go.”
“Do you want Felix to drive you?”
“I will be fine. Thank you, anyway.”
“You wil
