River.
The door to Debbie’s room clicked shut, leaving us standing in the hallway like three statues. For a long moment, nobody moved. The air in the corridor felt cold compared to the heat of the room we had just left. My heart was still thumping against my ribs, a steady thud-thud-thud that reminded me I was still alive, even if my world had just been turned upside down.
I leaned my back against the wall and slid down until my butt hit the carpet. I put my head in my hands.
"Man," I whispered, my voice echoing in the empty hall. "This is huge. This is... I don't even have a word for it.”
Rain sank down next to me, his long legs stretching out across the floor. Even the usually energetic Rain looked like he had seen a ghost. Rex remained standing, leaning against the opposite wall wit
