Abe arrived home at a quarter to seven. He parked his motorcycle in its usual spot and stepped inside the house. Everything was still dark. He walked through the quiet interior while turning on the lights one by one, then let himself sink onto the living room sofa. His body felt a little sore after riding his sport bike around all day, especially his wrists and back.
He remembered his phone and switched it on just to check. A single message had come in.
From: Yuni’s Mama
It is alright, Abe. We will wait for you. Please be careful on the way.
Abe released a long breath. Thinking. His mind drifted back to Yuni’s strange expression earlier. She had looked both pale and flushed at the same time, a combination that almost made him laugh. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly as he remembe
