Chapter 5

The next day, by the time Lucas finished his last set of experiments, it was already noon.

He took off his goggles and grabbed his phone from the lab bench.

The screen was empty—no new messages.

Usually, right about now, Lily would text him like clockwork.

[Are you done with your experiments yet?]

Sometimes, she'd nudge Lucas to grab a meal.

Sometimes, she'd snap a pic of whatever new dish the cafeteria was serving and send it over.

But today, not a single message came through.

Lucas suddenly felt a wave of unease wash over him.

He opened their chat…