Chapter 93

• Emerald flashed a reassuring smile and quickly hurried to the bed. If all she could offer was a comforting embrace to help Annie drift off to sleep, she would eagerly do so.
• "What's keeping her?" Andrew inquired, his patience wearing thin after several minutes without any sign of Annie. The school had grown unnervingly quiet, intensifying Emerald's concern for her friend.
• "I should go check on her," Emerald decided, opening the passenger door to step out.