She wasn't there. I couldn't believe it. My heart cried in anguish and my brain sighed with relief. Although nothing had happened my temples ached and the pit of my stomach churned and boiled. I sat there for a while, feeling disappointed and nervous, until it became readily apparent to me that I had been clutching my desk so hard that my knuckles had turned white. As the adrenaline left my body I put my head on my desk and glanced at the date on the whiteboard. September 19, 2015.
I lay in my bed, waiting for sleep to take me. I closed my eyes and saw her freckled face again. Warmth rushed over me and I smiled as it all faded to darkness.
