Orphanage 3

As Darren stared at the number, he realized that he had forgotten that it had been seven months since he last saw Isabella. It was on Tora's birthday that he visited the orphanage to get Tora's present. That same day, he went into a coma. To him, time stopped, but to everyone else, time moved forward.

Tora must have told Isabella about the incident. Only at this moment did Darren realize that he had not called her since he woke up. It's been almost a month. He had been so busy with the new powers that anything else was in the back of his mind.

Darren pressed send before turning on his earbuds. The phone rang once before he heard the voice on the other end of the phone. "You're awake," she said, her voice sounding relieved.

It was the usual tone Darren remembered whenever one of the children in the orphanage would get injured. She was usually kind but stern, but when one of her kids was hurt, she dropped everything to ensure they were safe.