Worlds Apart

Silas and Gideon walked up to her, looking worriedly at her. "What happened?"

Valerie finally calmed down a bit.

"I'm fine," she replied softly, her voice still trembling and choked but not as panicked as before.

"There's something going on at home, I need to handle it first. You guys carry on."

After hastily explaining, Valerie turned and left.

Silas and Gideon exchanged puzzled looks, both feeli