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I nodded quickly, clutching my phone tighter, his hands dropped from my shoulders and I immediately felt the loss of warmth. Without another word, I turned and hurried down the hallway, my footsteps echoing against the walls.
My mind raced as I walked, why did he sound like that? Was he angry that I was out late? Or was it something else?
I reached a corner and something made me stop. Curiosity? Stupidity? I wasn't sure. But I pressed myself against the wall and peeked back around the corner carefully.
Professor Zane was still standing where I had left him, but now he was moving, moving toward the gymnasium doors.
I should have kept walking. Should have gone straight to my room like he told me to but instead, I watched as Professor Zane pushed open the gymnasium doors and disapp
