The school bell rang at four in the afternoon, signaling the end of the day. Thousands of students rushed to pack their bags and leave the classroom.
Farin chatted happily with her two friends before they said their goodbyes. She scanned the area for Uncle Det, who hadn't arrived to pick her up yet.
She pulled her smartphone from her skirt pocket to call him, noticing he had called about fifteen minutes earlier while she was in class.
"Uncle Det, where are you?"
"Miss Farin, I might be a bit late picking you up because the car broke down. I'm at the garage right now."
"Oh, in that case, I'll just grab a taxi home."
"No, Miss Farin... I'll call Pan to pick you up instead."
"It's okay. Uncle Pan might be busy. I'll go home myself. I need to return something to a friend anyway."
"Alri
