"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

she had heard, the line went dead with a harsh

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

it. "Miss Lydia, please, try

or chaos, which means the earthquake likely wasn't too severe. They could very well be

right", Lydia thought. Things hadn't escalated to the worst yet. Until

her mother and explained the situation. Upon hearing that there had been an earthquake in Salt City, Mrs. Fay became just as worried. They

her mother finally found out

trembling as she called out, "Quincy, are you okay? What

herself into Quincy's arms, her face streaked with tears. Before arriving, she had braced herself for the

that both of them were alive, she broke down,

gently wiped her tears away, his gaze

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

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