Chapter 15

The temperature was high during the day, and the evening breeze was warm. Stella did not hurry back. She went to the terrace on the second floor for the breeze. Other than the private messages on Facebook, only Felicity sent her a message on WhatsApp asking her where she was and why had not she come home. Stella replied to her message, [I'm with my mother.] Felicity texted her back very quickly. [How's Aunty Rainee?] [She's still the same.] [That's good news. Who knows what miracles might happen one day and she'd wake up.] Stella felt a lot better after looking at her comforting message. She replied, [I hope so. I'll go back home late tonight. You should sleep first.] [All right. If there's anything, just call me.] Stella replied to Felicity's message with a "love you" emoji. "Click." Her surrounding lighted up for a second all of a sudden. Stella turned her head abruptly. There was a man who looked gentle a few meters away from her. He was holding his phone and the phone's c