"But I just can't shake this feeling." Lydia murmured, anxiety gnawing at her.

"Unfortunately, you can't reach Mr. Quincy right now unless you have someone who can get in touch with him," her secretary suggested.

Lydia's eyes lit up. Why hadn't she thought of that? She could call her father!

Without wasting another moment, she dialed her father's number, heart pounding with worry for both Quincy and her dad. As the phone rang, each second felt like an eternity, and she silently prayed that nothing had happened. Finally, the call connected.

"Hello... signal's bad here..." came Mr. Fay's voice, crackling with interference.

The signal was awful, and Lydia's heart leapt back into her throat. Raising her voice, she tried to make herself heard. "Dad, where are you? I saw a video saying there might be an earthquake in Salt City!"

"What? I can't... hear you clearly," Mr. Fay's voice came in and out, making it hard to communicate.

"I said there might be an earthquake where you are! Don't go outside!" Lydia repeated, louder this time.

communicate, she heard Quincy's panicked voice on the other end, cutting through the static. "Earthquake! Mr. Fay, get

what she had heard, the line

body going cold as her limbs trembled uncontrollably. The phone slipped from her hand as waves of fear washed over

secretary called her name several times, trying to snap her out of it. "Miss

or chaos, which means the earthquake likely wasn't too severe. They

hadn't escalated to the worst yet. Until she had concrete news, she couldn't let her mind

her mother and explained the situation. Upon hearing that there had been an earthquake in Salt City,

her mother finally found out that Mr. Fay and Quincy

"Quincy, are

face streaked with tears. Before arriving, she had braced herself for the worst, thinking she

of them were alive, she

gently wiped her tears away, his gaze downcast,

Lydia stiffened, pulling back slightly. Slowly, she withdrew from his embrace,

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