Chapter 150

Grabbing the rope, he pushed off the wall with both feet. A few agile leaps later, he landed smoothly on the ground like it was nothing. "Aaaaah!" "Holy crap! He actually jumped down! That was insane!" "That was some next-level action! Way cooler than any movie stunt!" "I can't... my heart's giving out-I need CPR from him now!" The screams almost blew the roof off, but Calliope had already pulled her gaze away, quietly turning to head back to her office. She picked up the office phone. "Rowan, go grab a bunch of oral rehydration salts from the pharmacy downstairs and send it to the fire station next door." She paused, then added, "Oh, and some chilled water and watermelon-make sure it's sliced before you drop it off." After hanging up, Calliope opened her chat with Conrad. The last message was still the one she'd sent before bed. Since he clearly made it back to the station, why hadn't he replied? Was he just too busy... or did he ignore her on purpose? Lost in thought, her phone lit u