Elaine stood at the roadside of the airport exit, repeatedly calling Jacob but was unable to get through.

“This damn Jacob, I don’t know where he’s gone.

Not answering my calls,” she cursed.

Claire asked her, “Mom, are you sure you talked to him about the time?”

“Of course, I told him clearly.

He also promised me on the phone.

I don’t know why he still hasn’t shown up and isn’t answering the phone.

He’s really unreliable,” Elaine answered in frustration.

Claire also tried calling Jacob but, as Elaine had said, the phone went unanswered.

She looked worried and said, “Dad, he can’t be in some kind of accident, right… It’s not bedtime now, how come the phone can’t even be answered?”

Charlie quickly reassured her, “Wife, don’t think blindly.

Dad is quite reliable, he can’t have had an accident.

Maybe he’s asleep.

Let’s go home first and see.”

“Yes,” Claire agreed.

“We should go home first.

dad isn’t there, we’ll have to go out and look

can’t call the police

“How are we supposed to go home? Your father didn’t come to pick us

we supposed to get

suggested, “We could take

taxi?” Elaine exclaimed with an exaggerated

she

you want to take

“Mom,

first and figure

thing right now.” Without waiting for a response from Elaine, Claire quickly hailed

Elaine said with a disappointed look, “Claire,

beat-up Ford

mother’s behavior boiled over and she snapped, “If you want to

going home

then climbed into the taxi, leaving Elaine standing

into the passenger side of the car

it smell like cigarettes in here?” she

“Cigarette

Elaine’s tone turned rude.

all cigarette

Do you have a nose

The driver’s temper flared.

is natural

What’s the big deal?”

in frustration, “How can you drive a taxi and smoke in the car? There’s no sense of service at all, is

was apparent in his voice as he retorted, “I didn’t smoke

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