Chapter 405: Power-Less

It seems Amanda wasn't the only one more than slightly perturbed by the sudden downpour growing heavier by the second… as the minutes ticked on by, it was becoming more, and more of a common practice for me to momentarily stop using my phone as a searchlight and actually use it as a phone for once after feeling it buzz in my hand. 

First, it was Ash, a great concern obvious in her soft voice… I could almost picture her in her room pacing back and forth with circular steps wreath with worry. 

Second came Sammy chiming in with a text so short and concise I could read it from the lock screen itself. Just a single sentence, a single question, <>