"Have you heard anything new about Miguel?"

Hawk looked at her a second before going back to pre-class stretching. "No." His answer made her gut clench. She didn't really know what else she expected to hear.

Tory wished she could find the strength she needed to go to the hospital and check on him herself. But her mind filled with all the ways that would go wrong. What would Miguel's mother say if she saw her? Would Miguel even want to see her?

"Don't worry," Hawk reassured her with an unsteady laugh. "He'll be back here before you know it."