A Life Debt Repaid

Lindsay’s face fell, fueling the imagination of the journalists, who had been watching them all so closely.

“What happened, Mrs. Saunders? Is it something serious?!” one of them promptly asked, keen for it to be some incredible headline.

Their reaction prompted the rest of the Saunders to turn toward Lindsay, and they realized something was wrong as well.

“What’s wrong, dear?” Marvin promptly asked, but Lindsay’s eyes were red with tears and she could not say a word.

“What’s wrong? You’re scaring me,” Marvin repeated, starting to get nervous as well.

Sam was staring straight at Lindsay as well. “What is it, Mom?”

Lindsay’s lips were trembling, but she still could not say a word as her tears kept rolling down her cheeks.

he noticed that her phone screen was

took it and read the text, and his face fell

What happened here? What does the message say?” the

ignored them and got to his

going, Mr. Saunders? What

seats intent on following Sam

she followed him to the hallway outside, where he was talking over the phone, his reaction getting more somber with the

like that—it was as if the

like that back when Saunderia was facing a crisis. He was even

while that Sam finally lowered his phone and turned toward Quinn, who was staring blankly at him