Chapter 76: A Narrow Escape

XENOIS

I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my messages, and there it was – a text from Sophia sent about an hour ago: "Riley is nervous about his first day. Would you consider coming to the school for moral support? It would mean so much to him."

The message was there, but I had no memory of reading it or deciding to come to the school. In fact, I couldn't remember what had prompted me to leave work early and drive over here.

"I..." I started, then stopped. The confusion in my head was getting worse, like there was something important I was...