Zeath.

‘The principal said to see us. Did you receive the same message?’ I text Yolie while sitting in the school lobby.

She takes some time to respond. ‘I did.’

I type quickly and send. ‘I have work to do. I can’t keep waiting for you.’

‘Did I ask you to wait?’ Yolie replies immediately, causing me to double check to see if she’s really the one sending the message because this surely isn’t the kind of response I expected from her.

I start typing, ‘What…’ ...