Yu descended the flight of stairs, Pearl laid on her back and her legs were up on the wall in some yoga pose, while she was talking over the phone with Ena, their mother. “Bye, Mama!” she piped as she ended the call, just then Yu entered. “Why are you tromping around the house?” He heard Pearl’s voice, jesting him.
Ignoring her question, Yu went on to ask his sister, “Did you try calling Echo?” He was so quiet that Pearl sat up and lifted her eyes to look at him properly. “What? I mean, No. Why?” she answered and shook her head, feeling confused. “Hmm!! I tried calling, but she wouldn’t answer. I’m starting to get worried now. She has rarely ever acted like that. Almost never had it happened that Echo hasn’t returned my call or replied with a text the entire day.” Yu had his brows knitted
