Chapter 71. Was Nicholas Hurt?

“Thanks for coming.”

He nodded. “It’s no problem. What’s going on?”

I set my book aside and fiddled with my fingers nervously. “Last week, on the way to class, John dropped me off at a cafe. I was walking in and not paying attention, and I ran into some guy. Like literally ran into him. I almost fell down, but he held me up. It was weird. It was like I got a funny vibe from him or something, and I backed away so he couldn’t touch me anymore. He looked normal and everything, but I still got a weird feeling.”

Virgil’s face was stony as he took in my words. “When you say he looked normal, what do you mean? What did he look like?”

“He... um... he had a suit on. Like something Nicholas would wear every day. He was tall, with tanned skin, and dark hair. He smiled at me and tried to start a conversation. He told me his name was H, and he wanted to buy my coffee. I told him no and left as soon as I had my order.”

“Okay. Where was John?”

“He was sitting ou