Annessa’s brother David just left after they had dinner. On some weekends, he usually visited them to have a meal with them. Unlike the usual, she tried her best to smile and join the conversation from time to time since these kind of meals were special to them. But probably her family noticed that she was quieter tonight. Luckily, they didn’t make any comments. She was thankful for having such understanding parents and sibling. She was actually worried about Eric. She had sent him a lot of messages already but he hadn’t replied to any of them.

“Weren’t you and your friends supposed to go to your weekend getaway with...