Ethan was in the middle of playing a round of Super Smash Bros when he got a call from his dad. He was at work right now so it made no sense that he would call unless it was important. He paused his game to answer it.
"What's up?"
"I got a call from Emma's preschool. Apparently your mom hasn't picked her up yet. I can't get a hold of her and I'm not sure what happened but it might be something as simple as her phone dying and getting a flat tire," Alex said grimly.
"I'm going to try getting a hold of her again on my break. Unfortunately, there isn't anything else I can do right now. I know you've picked Emma up before so they recognize you as a safe pick up person. Can you go get her?"
Ethan's stomach dropped. Claire wasn't an irresponsible person. Something must have happened that prevented her from picking Emma up. He hoped it was an easy explanation like Alex thought because if it wasn't…
