Chapter 22

• April
• Willa bounded down the steps of her school, the bell ringing as she and the other students poured out. She looked worried at first, searching out over the crowd of those waiting. Then she locked eyes on me, and she gave me a big, happy smile as she wove in and out of the tight knots of kids.
• “April!” She cut the distance between the two of us and, before I had a chance to react, threw her arms around me and hugged tight.