Sophia smiled at her friend. Having Eliana by her side made Sophia feel more at ease.

*****

That evening, Samuel checked Eliana's location on his phone. Seeing she was next door and not coming home, he felt jealous.

It had been a week. So, was she really going to keep this standoff going? She neither came home nor contacted him.

Sitting in the living room, Samuel thought several times about going next door to drag her back, but ...