GINGER:

My phone buzzes on the table beside the bed. I blink at it, wiping my tears with the sleeve of my jacket, my heart still pounding from the chaos that just happened. I walk towards it, hoping it is Hu, and when I see his name on display, my heart lightens.

'What are you doing right now, Love?'

I grab the phone with shaky hands, nearly dropping it as I type back, my thumbs hitting too many keys at once.

'I had a fight with my mum. A bad one, and I don't know what to do, Hu. I want to see ...