Jared

“Thanks,” Adam said to the waitress and glanced at his cup of coffee.

Jared followed the interaction and the waitress's figure as she disappeared behind the bar. She seemed to be in a bad mood. And reasonably so.

Usually, at this time of the year, the whole town was getting ready to celebrate. Christmas was just a month away. It was time for presents, Christmas lights, and decorations. Merry songs, full of hope and good. However, after the tragedy that struck them, everybody was still mourning. Only if the ordinary humans knew how serious the situation really was...

A whole month had passed without any significant breakthrough. They still...