Gabriela grunted as she dropped the box on the table, pulling her phone out of her back pocket. It had been ringing non-stop for the last two minutes, but she couldn’t pick it up while carrying the box up the stairs. She stared at the three missed calls from Kyle and numerous messages, calling him back.
“Hi. What’s up?” she said the moment he picked up.
“Are you alright?” His voice was tense and serious, and her smile immediately dropped. A nasty feeling formed in her stomach.
“I’m fine. Has something happened?”
“You haven’t been checking your messages all morning and you’re not picking up. I got worried,” he said with a sigh. “Are you really okay? Are you at work?”
“I got the afternoon off today.” Gabriela laughed, relief sweeping over her. She turned her back on the table, stepping
