Ava returned home, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over her. She entered her apartment, shedding her coat and bag, and slumped onto the bed without bothering to change out of her work clothes. The events of the day played over and over in her mind, and she realized she should call Bella to share everything that had happened.
With a sigh, Ava glanced at her phone, considering reaching out to Bella. However, her fatigue seemed to overpower her will to make the call at that moment. "Bella's probably waiting for my call," she mumbled with a faint smile, promising herself to narrate the day's events to her colleague at work the next day.
Resigned to catching up on Bella's life updates in person, Ava finally mustered the energy to start undressing. She had almost finished changing when her p
