Hertrude's POV
"W-What the heck is happening?! Where are they?!" I shouted, my voice cracking as it came out louder than I intended.
The sound felt small compared to everything around us, like it got swallowed up by the confusion in the air.
"Leon and the others… they're gone?" Tris said, her voice trembling. "H-How is that even possible?"
She looked just as shaken as I was. Her hands weren't steady, and even the way she stood made it obvious she was trying to keep herself together.
"Even Johanne is gone. What the hell happened?"
"I-I don't know," I answered, and I hated how weak that sounded.
There was nothing to explain this. Nothing that made sense. It wasn't like they left. It wasn't like they ran off. One moment they were there, and the next, they just weren't.
They were just gone.
My thoughts were all over the place, spinning so fast it felt like I couldn't grab onto anything solid. The more I tried to think, the worse it got, until my body just… stopped.
