Chapter 549

"Is Derick still going to play his billiard match? Is he still in danger?" I couldn't stop worrying about Derick. "He'll be fine," Brandon said, sounding sure of himself. Staring into the dark night outside the window, I asked, "Do I really have to go back?" Brandon was quiet for a moment. "Just wait for my update. And you can delete that person who messaged you on WhatsApp." There was a pause. I thought he might say more, but he just hung up. It was already hard to sleep in a foreign place, and now, with everything happening, I was wide awake. I did what Brandon said and deleted that person from WhatsApp. Then, I opened Derick's chat. I really wanted to text him to check if he was alright, but I didn't want to interrupt him since he was training hard for the competition. I backed out of the chat. I lay on the bed. Even though sleep was eluding me, I closed my eyes anyway. I could hear when Ellie woke up and even caught her whispering softly on the phone. Her voice was always