All Chapters of MY SAVING DOOM : Chapter 31 - Chapter 35

As I walked into work that morning, something felt… off. Not in the “the-gods-are-after-me-again” way, but in a quieter, more unsettling way. Like my spirit was three steps behind my body. I blinked at the clock and I was early. Me. Early. For work. wow.Even worse?Claire was already there.She looked up from the register, one eyebrow raised. “I didn’t know you’d be here this early.”I dropped my bag behind the counter, rubbing my palms together for warmth. “This is early for you… this is normal work time for me, pretty.”She gave me that look, that Claire look that said she saw ten layers deeper than anyone should be able to see. “Okay… I said I wasn’t going to ask this, but tell me what’s been going on with you, Nanya. You’ve been so out of everything.”“You won’t believe me even if I tell you,” I said, and for once it wasn’t sarcasm. It was the truth. The honest, ridiculous truth.“You can’t tell until you try me,” she said confidently.I gave her my look, the one that usually sca

She didn’t wait for my answer.She turned and started walking toward her car like the conversation was already settled. The implication was clear: get in, or we’re doing this right here.I followed, mostly because arguing with her in public had never ended well for me.The car smelled like peppermint and old receipts. Familiar. Claustrophobic. She got in, slammed the door, then sat there for a moment without starting the engine.Silence.Not the comfortable kind. The tactical kind.I stared out the window. “You know, most parents ask how their kid’s doing before interrogating them like a suspect.”She started the car. “Most kids don’t look like they’re dissociating in plain daylight.”I scoffed. “Wow. Straight to the psych terms.”“I didn’t raise you to be stupid,” she said, pulling into traffic. “And I didn’t raise you to lie badly.”My jaw tightened. “I’m not lying.”“No,” she agreed coolly. “You’re editing.”That hit harder than it should have.We drove for a minute. Two. Streetlig