Chapter 45

Mom's and Dad's faces turned gloomy in an instant. Mom's jaw pulled taut as rage boiled in her eyes.

I hadn't returned home even when it was nearly 9:00 pm that night. When Mom called my number, she found my phone on the couch in the living room, left behind. Felix's phone had been shut down.

Mom said she was really worried because the thunderstorm was too violent. So, she went to knock on Aunt Melinda's door to ask my whereabouts.

But when Mom opened the door, she saw Felix sitting on the couch, cuddling with Lilac and feeding her fruit.

When Mom asked him where I was, he was confused. "Luna isn't back yet? We parted ways on the street earlier."

When Mom and Dad figured out where exactly Felix and I parted ways, they ran out looking for me without even taking an umbrella.

No one was out in the streets while the rain poured.

Mom and Dad panicked. They knocked on every single shop door to ask whether anyone had seen me.

The storm was strong that day. Most of the shops had closed