Chapter 48

1.

Crash, bang.

Ruby, enjoying a rare day off, took an irritated sip of coffee at the sound of someone clattering down the stairs.

She didn’t know what had them in such a rush. But if they were coming down like that, it must’ve seemed urgent to them.

Lately, she seemed to have been getting stressed. Thinking that, Ruby considered ways to relieve it.

There weren’t any hobbies left that she might’ve enjoyed before. The world had changed, and so had her place in it—and her tastes had changed quite a bit, too.

"What’s going on?"

Deciding to just put up with it, Ruby asked Daisy, who was hurrying downstairs.

Daisy was already panting, even though she’d only run down that short flight of stairs.

"I-it’s…"...