#Chapter 64: Not Alone

Audrey After a fitful night of sleep, I woke up to the incessant buzzing of my phone before the sun had even fully risen over the mountains on the horizon. Groggily, I reached for it, squinting at the bright screen. It was barely 7 AM, but I already had a flood of notifications on my screen—mostly frantic texts from my friends. “What the hell?” I muttered, propping myself up on one elbow and rubbing my eyes. My friends weren’t exactly the ‘early bird’ type. But as I scrolled through the messages, I began to see why they were so frantic. And it was then that my heart started racing. Tina: “Audrey, have you seen the video?” Avis: “Holy shit, Professor Brooks went off!” Betty: “Audrey, call us as soon as you’re up!” Gavin: “You okay? This is crazy.” With a furrowed brow, I quickly opened my browser and searched for news about Grayspring Academy. The top result was a video from none other than Edwin, posted just a few hours ago. With