On the quiet lawn behind the university library, Jessica sat frozen on the wooden bench. Her eyes were glued to the screen of her new mobile phone, which was currently vibrating in her palm.
An unknown number was flashing across the screen, and her heart was thumping so loudly against her ribs she was certain the students walking past could hear it.
Every single instinct inside her told her to throw the device into the bushes. After a whole month of living like a ghost in deep hiding, a random phone call was the last thing she needed.
Her thumb hovered precariously over the red decline icon, shaking with terror. What if it was exactly the kind of call she did not want to receive? But what if it was Kira?
Finally, she took a deep, shaky breath, and swiped the green accept icon instead, and pressed the phone to her ear, squeezing her eyes shut and bracing herself for the worst.
"Hello?" A deep, frantic male voice came through from the other end.
