12. Dante

"How did you lose her? Do you understand the meaning of a shadow?" I ask calmly. I can't let them see how rattled I am. How much I want to smash their heads on the pavement until there's nothing left in their brains. I specifically told them not to leave her side for even a second. But they defied me.

"She went to the bathroom and never came out, sir" Valerio offers pissing me off further. Is there a portal in the bathroom?

"Why didn't you follow her and wait outside?" Silence. I thought she would feel more at ease with a familiar face but I was wrong. I never should have put anything before her safety "Security cameras?" I ask my jaw tight.

"We checked. They only show her going in but never coming out" Rico says.

"So you're telling me she disappeared in the bathroom? On her first day of school? Are you fucking kidding me?" They all stand with their hands folded in front of them and their heads bowed. The only reason I haven't taken out my gun is because we're in school, surrounded