On a blustery Friday before Halloween, Kat was trying to keep her kids from completely losing focus. They were excited about dressing up and going trick-or-treating, not to mention comparing their costume ideas with the other kids’. When one boy found out another was also going as Captain America, you would’ve thought it had been revealed the first boy had murdered the other’s puppy.
As Kat took role, she realized that Emma wasn’t in class. She frowned. Mrs. Gentry hadn’t mentioned that Emma was absent today, but maybe she’d forgotten. Everyone seemed to be distracted today. But something niggled in the back of Kat’s mind. She sent a text message to Mrs. Gentry. Is Emma Danvers sick today?
Mrs. Gentry messaged back immediately. No, why? Is she not in computer class?
Kat felt ice drip do
