I WANT HER

GINGER: For a moment, I try to convince myself that nothing bad has happened to Hu and that he is probably at his apartment, needing space to process what I said to him. "Ginger, are you there?" Hana's voice snaps me back to reality. "Please put Caspian on. I've been calling him, but he isn't answering. Hiram went to Hu's apartment in town, but he's not there. Everyone is worried, and I don't understand why he keeps doing this." Her voice cracks, and I can feel her pain. "Hold on, please," I say, my mouth barely able to form the words. I tap Caspian's arm lightly, causing him to stir. "Babe," he groans. I roll my eyes with a sigh and tap him harder, making his eyes snap open. "Hana wants to speak with you. Hu is missing." His body shoots upright like a robot given a command. He grabs the phone from me and brings it to his ear. As I watch him take the call, a sinking realization settles in-I am the villain in this story, and there is no sugarcoating it. I shouldn't have come to this stu