Ch43: Followed

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In the morning, I wanted to keep dad company as Dave went to the company, but I received a call from Emah. She said that she had just returned from home and that she wanted us to talk.

“Is everything okay?“ I asked in confusion. Emah sounded as though she was so mad at me. I could not remember having done anything wrong to her.

“Just meet me at the address that I will send you. We can talk while there,” she said and hung up.

I sighed. Emah had never sounded that mad at me. I felt like things were not any good, but I could not explain any of them.

Since Dave had already left, I told dad about my plan and promised to come back on time. He asked a driver to drive me to my destination.

Reaching the park, a place that Emah, Dave and I had often visited, I saw Emah sitting on the swing.

I took in a deep breath and ran towards her. “When did you come back?“ I asked and wanted to hug her. “We missed you…”

But Emah ignored me, the look on her face so cold that I shivered. I pursed my lips an