By Friday morning, I had decided on a new rule.
I wasn't going to investigate anything.
No mysterious notes.
No strange sounds.
No staring at the forest.
No wondering why I could sometimes sense things before they happened.
I was done.
Completely done.
It lasted until first period.
I walked into class and immediately stopped.
There was an empty chair beside me.
I frowned.
It wasn't supposed to be empty.
Ethan always sat there.
I looked around.
His bag wasn't on the desk.
His books weren't there either.
I checked my phone.
No messages.
Maya came through the door.
"Where's Ethan?"
"I don't know."
She looked at the empty chair.
"That's weird."
"Maybe he's sick."
"He would've told me."
We both looked toward the door.
The bell rang.
Everyone took their seats.
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