Cassie’s POV
I was still sprawled on my soaked floor, trying to catch my breath, when my phone buzzed from somewhere deep in my pocket.
Wait—my phone.
I scrambled up, water squishing around my sneakers, and pulled it out. Miraculously, the screen lit up, and for one short, ridiculous second, I smiled.
"Thank God for iPhone waterproofing," I muttered to myself, barely clinging to the sanity that moment gave me. The only normal thing in my life right now.
The screen flashed, Sandra Calling. I swiped it fast.
“Sandy,” I breathed. “You won’t believe what just happened.”
“I heard your voice in my head, so I called,” Sandra said with that usual dramatic flair. “I’m literally downstairs. I just parked. Be up in two minutes.”
I nearly cried.
As soon as we ended the call, I exhaled and qui
