"Professor Sesillian?"
He vanished, just like that, leaving behind an empty space where he'd been standing moments before. His warmth still lingered from where he'd hugged me, but now he was gone, as if the air itself had swallowed him whole. How did he manage to disappear so quickly?
"I'm really sorry, Kayla. I messed up big time, I know, but it's not entirely my fault. Those people are really blocking my way."
"Can you shut up for once? It's because of you that I'm in this mess!" Kayla shot back, her voice sharp and venomous. Her finger jabbed toward her nose, now crooked and wrapped in a thick bandage. Bruises darkened the skin around her eyes. "If you'd just shown up a bit sooner, my nose might've been fine! But no, you didn't!"
"I told you, didn't I? It's not my fault those bastards blocked the road, keeping my car stuck there for hours! It's their fault for being there, not mine!"
