Chapter 52

• When I returned to the cafe, Lucy was no longer there. Not again! Where did she disappear to this time? I stalked over to the table with the intention of going after her. As I went to grab my phone from the table, I felt a presence at my feet. I looked under the table and saw Lucy there. She was crouched on the floor wiping the spilled water with a stack of napkins.
• “What are you doing down there?” I asked. Frowning at the ridiculousness of it, I pushed away the table that was blocking Lucy from view.
• “I was just wiping the water off the floor,” she said tearfully.