WHEN?

Ginger: More days have passed and nothing has improved. There is no positive thing about my situation with Hu. We have been speaking for a while and he has spent more on gifts, making me dress up. I keep doing everything because it is all I know how to do at the moment for him. I want to see him again, but I do not know how to ask. Hiram says he will help, but he has not said a thing since the last time we spoke. As I sit in the corner of the bleachers where I always hide to get through the day, my phone starts to ring. I wish it were Hu, but it is my mother calling. Has she found something? I question myself as I hesitate to pick up. When I realize there is no use not picking up, I do that. “Mum,” I try to sound casual. “Why did I get a call from the school about your absence?” she questions, and I pause for a moment, unsure of what to say to her. “Ginger!” I push the phone away from my ear as the impact of her yell hits hard. “You know I have been busy for days now and you...” “Yeah,