Amelia quickened her pace on the darker part of the road just a few hundred meters away from her aunt's house just in time for Laurence's call to go through. Distracted, she slid the call to answer and slowed down.
"Are you home yet?"
She could hear his heavy breathing on the other line and the background noise confirmed what he had already told her earlier.
He would be at practice until eight and couldn't drive her home.
"Not yet but I'll be in maybe five."
Milly responded as she noticed that the few people walking along with her just minutes ago were already gone.
They probably lived in the condominium building she passed a block away.
"How's practice?"
She asked.
"Fine. I'm just checking if you're home. You looked worried earlier."
Laurence let out a tired sigh.
"We're about
