"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

what she had heard, the line went dead with a

cold as her limbs trembled uncontrollably. The phone slipped from her hand as waves

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

cut off, you didn't hear any loud crashing or chaos, which means the earthquake likely wasn't too severe. They

words brought a flicker of hope to Lydia. "She's right", Lydia thought. Things hadn't escalated to the worst yet. Until she had concrete news, she couldn't let her mind run wild with

in Salt City, Mrs. Fay became just as worried. They both quickly booked flights, preparing to leave for Salt City that

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

she called out, "Quincy, are you okay?

her face streaked with tears. Before arriving, she had braced herself for the worst, thinking she might never

relief and gratitude that both of them

gently wiped her tears away, his

Slowly, she withdrew from his embrace,

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