Turning Back Time to Save You
"Professor Reed, your phone has been ringing for quite a while. Would you like me to answer it for you?"
My student spoke while handing me my phone.
Only then did I come back to reality, softly thanking her. The caller was Allison, and I answered immediately.
"Julian, today is Sophia's thirty-third birthday. Why don't you join us for dinner?"
When I heard the word ‘thirty-third’, my heart instinctively tightened, but I quickly realized it was a success that Sophia had escaped death.
I breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "Of course I'll be there!"