Page 29 of Carnival of Crows

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“Oh no.”

Damien chuckled.

“That bad?” he asked.

I opened the group chat.

Boo Crew

Amber:

GET YOU SOME GIRL

Sam:

We haven’t seen her in like forty minutes

Catherine:

Forty-seven.

Amber:

Babe got kidnapped by the Ringmaster and honestly…

Amber:

iconic

Sam:

If she comes back wearing his hat I’m screaming.

I slowly looked up… yep. Still wearing his hat. I kept scrolling.

Amber:

Did he dramatically sweep you off your feet?

Catherine:

Please tell me he talks like that all the time.

I choked on absolutely nothing. Damien noticed.

“…Everything okay?” he questioned.

“Mm-hmm.”

The final message had arrived only a few minutes earlier.

Mary:

Park’s closing! We ended up hanging out with Cassie after you left and now we’re all waiting for you in the VIP tent. No rush… but also hurry because Amber has approximately seventeen questions.

I laughed.