Selena ran back to her rented house.

From a distance, she could see Samantha waiting downstairs, holding an umbrella and radiating worry.

Slowing her pace, Selena called out, “Aunt Samantha, why did you come back?”

Once inside, Samantha handed her a towel to dry her hair. “I was worried about you,” she said. “It’s pouring outside... why didn’t you take a cab?”

Selena answered softly, “It’s hard to get one when it’s ...