Eliza stared at the piece of paper, mind spinning. Where had Orion gotten it? He’d been gone for days, only to return as if it were no big deal, carrying what appeared to be a relic from another time. What corners of Maplewood had her cat explored?
Uncertain what to do, Eliza took the paper to the local history museum the next morning. Dr. Ellis, the curator, listened with rapt attention as Eliza described Orion’s disappearance, the child’s shoe, and now this cryptic apocalypse note.