I sat on the edge of the bed, my phone clenched tightly in my hands.
The screen was dark. No matter how many times I refreshed it, no missed calls appeared. No messages. The silence pressed heavily against my chest, making it hard to breathe.
I tried to calm myself, but my thoughts refused to settle. Every second that passed fed my fear. Images I did not want filled my mind, each one more terrifying than the last.
I hugged my arms around myself, curling slightly inward, as if that could protect me from what I was afraid to face. I don't know how long I sat there, frozen like a statue, with tears streaming down my face, when the doorbell rang.
The sound startled me so badly that I jumped. For half a second, hope surged through me. I wiped my tears quickly, stood up, and rushed toward the door, my heart pounding wildly.
When I pulled it open and saw Su Ye standing there, all the strength I had been forcing myself to hold onto disappeared. I threw myself into his arms.
