At that moment, I started to understand what was going on. Kevin probably hadn’t been able to reach me for a while and was worried, so he contacted Mary. I lightly smacked my forehead, silently scolding myself for neglecting my phone. In fact, ever since the storm hit and the whole village had to evacuate to safety on the hill, I hadn’t charged my phone. It had run out of battery the day before we relocated. Since then, with so much going on, I hadn't thought about it at all.
I looked at Mary and explained:
"It’s probably because my phone has been dead for a while, and with the storm, I haven’t had time to contact anyone. My friend must have seen the news about the storm and got worried, so he asked you. I’ll charge my phone and get back to him later."
Mary nodded and continued eating.
