She felt as though a basin of cold water poured down over her head, and she sat down on the sofa disappointedly, letting out a long sigh.

Her cell phone in her pocket vibrated. Cathryn took out the phone and saw it was a text message from Keith. "Have you arrived home yet?"

Cathryn patted her head and then remembered that she had forgotten to text him after getting home, so she hurried and sent him a message back.

"I put some gifts in your suitcase. Those are for your ...