It was Roland.

Surprised, Isabel answered the phone immediately and asked, “Where are you?”

“I’m in Southboro,” Roland answered with a hoarse voice, seemingly hesitating with the answer.

Isabel’s chest tightened. “When did you go back?”

“I reached Southboro yesterday morning.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

He did not say a word.

Isabel ran out of patience. She asked, “Why did you go back to Southboro?”

The man still did not answer.

Isabel glanced at the screen of her phone. The call was still connected, Roland did not hang up on her.

She snorted. “Is it because of my dad?”

“It’s not about Mr. Carter, it’s my own decision,” he said.

His own decision?

he say something like this to

her hand to rub her eyes and

we have to be separated

for a while? What

tell you

me, you’re breaking up

no. I’m

week? Two weeks? A month?

momentary silence, “I don’t know, but I’ll try my

you if you leave for

it won’t take

it’s that long?”

more. “If it really takes me that long and I still

tightened again like a giant hand clenched onto

out of her eyes. She raised her voice

up right after she

number and blocked

screen was covered with her tears.

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