61: Last Request

One day was too short. Even though didn’t spend much time sleeping, the time passed too quickly. All too soon, we were zipping through the trees towards the responsibilities and problems we’d left behind the day before. Sophie and Nathan looked anxious, standing beside Caleb down in the underground garage as we pulled in. My good mood plummeted instantly and I considered telling Dmitri to turn around and take us back out to the woods.

Dmitri growled under his breath, as the rumble of the engine died, “We haven’t even been back a minute.”

I ignored him and forced a smile at the trio as I hopped off the back of the bike, “Don’t just stand there and stare at us like the world is ending. Tell us whatever it is so we can deal with it.”

Sophie and Nathan exchanged an unsure glance while Caleb stepped forward, oblivious to their trepidation. “The Thompsons have requested a meeting with you before the challenge, and your uncle has sent word th