An Uninvited Guest in My Life

After a long, long day, the workshop finally drew to a close.

“Are you feeling a little better now?”

“Yes. I’m fine now.”

Naturally, I couldn’t take part in the workshop’s final-day program. I simply spent the entire day lying in bed in the infirmary and catching up on my sleep.

“I’m sorry I put you through something like that.”

Erica wore an expression of genuine remorse.

“No, it was just an accident.”

I forced a smile and sat up in bed.

Thanks to sleeping soundly all day, I felt better than I had expected. As I slipped the wand lying on the bedside table into my clothes, I asked,

“So what happened to Hans?”...