She needed to return to ground zero where the liquid anomalies had begun-in a campus lab. Hurrying into her bedroom, Elena grabbed her laptop. That didn’t explain the water boiling just now, but there had to be a logical reason. Maybe a leftover residue had been stuck to the bottom of the beaker.

Something wonky must have gone on with the chemicals in class. She’d gone straight home to collect her thoughts after her solution had boiled over in class without heat, but she couldn’t run an experiment in her kitchen. “It’s okay.” She sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly. She curled her palms around the edge of the counter and gripped hard. Leaning forward, she carefully held the back of her hand over the place where the pot had been and sensed the warmth there. Or did something else it wasn’t supposed to do. What was happening?Īfter a second, she grabbed the handle and tossed the pot into the stainless steel sink before it scorched the tile. What the hell? She eased back until she bumped into the fridge, her pulse racing. With nothing to warm it.Įlena flinched as steam billowed up. By instinct-the way she’d done with the class chemicals-she ran her hand over the pot. She thought about how water molecules reacted when heated, just as she’d thought about the solution’s properties in class. The tingling beneath her skin erupted like before, which wasn’t reassuring, though she supposed it was good for experimental purposes. It was ridiculous to stare at a pot of water, but to run a true test she needed to repeat what she’d done in class forty-five minutes ago.Ī few seconds passed, and then she felt it. She grabbed a metal pot, filled it with water, and placed it on the tile counter across from the fridge-clear away from any potential heat source, like the stove. “Reese!”Įlena raced into the kitchen and slammed open cupboard doors until she found what she was looking for. Gain access to FREE extra scenes, writing updates, and special deals!Įlena’s hands shook as she burst through the front door and scanned the apartment for her roommate.

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