Chapter 86

Summer spent the night tossing the turning, barely even closed her eyes. She only started to feel the overwhelming sleepiness when the night shifted to day. She got herself out of bed and headed to the washroom, washing her face with cold water to give herself an instant refresher. As she was walking down the stairs, she saw the old lady dozing off on the sofa. It was apparent that she did not have a good sleep yesterday. Summer put a blanket on her and whipped out her phone, trying to get a hold of Mark. Two seconds, three seconds, five seconds, seven seconds… “Hello…” When Summer heard the ever so familiar deep voice from the other end, she felt as if a huge weight was lifted from her heart and soul, “Have you reached? Are you okay?” “Yes…” he gave an unusual short reply. After a short pause, she asked: “How about Ronald? Is he okay?” “He’s fine…” he answered shortly once again. However, Summer could sense annoyance from his tone as he proceeded to say: “Anything else?”