"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.

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

process what she had heard, the

her limbs trembled uncontrollably. The phone slipped

times, trying to snap her out of it. "Miss Lydia, please, try to stay calm. Think positively! They could be

you didn't hear any loud crashing or chaos, which means the earthquake likely wasn't

hadn't escalated to the worst yet. Until

Salt City, Mrs. Fay became just as worried. They both quickly

her mother finally found out that Mr. Fay and Quincy were

out, "Quincy, are you

herself into Quincy's arms, her face streaked with tears. Before arriving, she had braced herself for the worst, thinking she might never

gratitude that both of them

gently wiped her tears away,

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

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