CHAPTER 84: ENCOUNTER 2

~HUNTER

Sitting in the back seat of my car, I couldn’t shake the tension building inside me. My eyes kept darting to my wristwatch, and I found myself urging the driver to speed up whenever we hit a slow patch.

I was supposed to be at Megan's school three hours ago, hoping to convince Mrs. Salvador to accept my appointment. But here I was, still stuck on the road. It wasn’t the driver’s fault, though. Something urgent came up at the office, eating away most of my time.

This might be my only chance to meet with her, and it felt like it was slipping away with every minute we spent caught in traffic. My restlessness grew, and all I could do was hope we’d reach the school before the event ended.

Finally, a sigh of relief escaped my lips as the car pulled into the school's compound. I jumped out the moment it stopped in the parking lot and hurried toward the building, wondering why so many students were milling around if the event was still going on.

Has the event already ended? I wondered