Because of the loud explosion that Secretary Donna heard, she immediately screamed in shock—a cry that served as an alarm to everyone who heard it. From the force of the blast that came through her cellphone speaker, she unintentionally dropped it. “What happened? Why did you suddenly scream?!” Secretary Karen immediately asked, having just arrived from the hospital, her voice filled with concern. At that very moment, Claveria also came out—neatly dressed and seemingly ready to go to school. Donna wanted to tell Karen what she had heard, but she stopped herself when she saw Claveria. She forced herself to calm down. She didn’t want to reveal what she had heard—not now, and especially not in front of the child. She might develop a phobia again… she had only recently seen a dead cat, and now this—no, it couldn’t happen again. “Maybe… maybe I just heard it wrong,” she told herself, trying to swallow the fear rising in her chest. “Secretary Donna, are you alright? You seem uneasy,” Ma
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