Chapter 4

Something was different.

It wasn't the numbers; they were still stuck at "? ? ?: ? ?%", but the color had changed.

What used to be totally see-through was now tinged with the faintest blush of pink, so light you'd almost miss it.

It reminded me of that first hint of sunlight spilling across a white wall, soft, gentle, barely there.

But somehow warming everything it touched.

I first noticed the change on my second Wednesday at work.

I was working overtime until nine that night, and the whole floor was empty except for Finnegan and me.

My stomach was…