KAEL
I looked around some more before deciding to go to his house, we'd thankfully followed him home yesterday.
A reckless move at the time… but now it felt like the only lifeline I had left.
Maybe he wasn’t skipping, maybe he was just… home. Sick.
The thought slid through me like cold water. If he was sick, what was I supposed to do? Show up at his door looking like I’d been dragged across three counties?
I waited a few more minutes, clinging to the idea that he might still appear, but the entrance stayed stubbornly empty.
Blade’s voice edged into my mind, low and uneasy. We need to know. If he’s hurt, if he’s sick… we should be there.
“Yeah,” I exhaled shakily. “We should.”
So I left the school and headed toward his house.
The walk wasn’t long, but every step dragged dread close
