C48 Claim my Disaster

“What did you say?” Mia asked, confused.

Claus froze on the landing, the words still burning in his ears. For a moment he just stood there, chest heaving, the hallway around him a blur of footsteps and muffled voices. Then he turned and walked back toward the entrance.

“Claus!”

“Claus!”

Even her yelling his name didn’t stop him.

Carol and Cody were waiting by the door