Smoke and Mirrors
Before Tessa could rush out of the hospital building, the hooded figure disappeared into thin air. Without any sign or trail — just a vague sense of unease lingering in her chest. Her heart pounded with the kind of dread that came from knowing someone had been watching.
Still catching her breath, she took out her phone and quickly dialed Camille’s number, she hesitated before she picked the call.
Tessa: Mum has been transferred to a new hospital now. I’ll text you the address. Come there now, don’t waste time.
There was no time to waste. Their mother’s surgery was meant to be performed on the next day, and Tessa couldn’t risk any more delays. She climbed into the ambulance beside her almost unconscious mother, her fingers trembling as she held her hand. She didn’t
