Where was everyone? The clean coffee cup on Heidi's desk was dry, unused. Aidan wondered whether to go upstairs to see if she was still in bed... But that would have been too creepy, so he decided against it. He made a quick call to Jamie instead, who picked up just when Aidan was about to give up. "Hello?" "Jamie. I'm back." Aidan sat down at his desk, and impatiently tapped his fingers against the already worn surface. "Great timing, Heidi has made some progress while you were away." Jamie sounded uncharacteristically excited, especially considering the time. "Has she? She's not here." A crackle interrupted the awkward silence. "She's not upstairs, either?" Jamie asked at last. His tone had changed, gone was his excitement, instead it had been replaced by... concern? Aidan's chest tightened, and a feeling of dread came over him.
