|Katherine|
[“Miss Kat!”]
Noel’s voice burst through the speaker with a jolt of urgency. There was a loud crash in the background—something metallic, sharp, and unsettling. It made me flinch instinctively, a frown already forming between my brows.
“What is it, Noel?” I tried to keep my tone composed, even and measured. “I’m in the middle of something important.”
As soon as I opened my phone earlier, I received multiple messages from him. His calls also started to enter. I wasn’t able to read and answer his calls because my phone still needed more battery to accommodate it.
A knot of dread had begun to twist low in my stomach. Right now, Noel wouldn’t keep calling unless it was serious. Unless… my throat tightened. Unless it was about Grandpa.
My fingers clenched around the phone. I
