Chapter 16 The Return

MIA

The week Caleb was gone felt like a year.

I went to class. I studied. I worked at the diner. I checked on Mom. I fell into bed. Repeat. The days blurred together. My phone buzzed every night at ten. Caleb's face appeared on the screen. Tired. Sweaty. Smiling.

"How was today?" I asked.

"H...