“I wasn't thinking clearly.”

Shirley's initial reaction was driven by the fear of the cost of replacing her phone with a new one. So she rushed forward into the road.

Shirley was still shaking from fear. If she had not been that lucky and the car had hit her...

"I'm just glad you're okay," her classmate remarked, then changed the topic. "Oh, by the way, did you notice how handsome that man was?"

At that time, Shirley was so rattled that she did not pay any attention to the man's appearance. "I didn't notice."

"Fine." Her classmate joked, "Well, I could tell he's pretty rich from his car and clothes. You might have missed an opportunity to pretend you got hit and get some money out of him."

After a while, her classmate noticed Shirley's lingering paleness and asked worriedly, "Shirley, are you feeling okay? Why is your face so pale? Did you actually get hit?"

Shirley reassured her, "No, it's probably just the shock. I haven't come to my senses yet."

Shirley felt a dull, searing pain in her belly. But that was her secret, and she kept it to herself.

"Then you'd better go home and get some rest."

"Okay."

Upon returning home, Shirley quickly took out the medicine the doctor prescribed her. She shook out a few pills into her palm and tilted her head back to swallow them. Then, she lay on the bed, gently touching her belly, and drifted into an unconscious slumber.

It wasn't until six o'clock in the evening, when her father called her for dinner, that Shirley woke up.

Feeling the pain in her belly had subsided, Shirley sighed in relief.

Around 10 o'clock on the seventh of June, Sabrina arrived at Mathias International Airport carrying a suitcase.

Bettie came to see Sabrina off.

The flight was scheduled to depart at 11:30, make two transfers, and arrive at Philade after over 20 hours of travel time.

Bettie accompanied Sabrina to check in her luggage. They navigated the security check and settled in the waiting area.

Around eleven o'clock, the passengers lined up at the boarding gate, ready to check their tickets and board the plane.

As Sabrina prepared to depart, Bettie realized they wouldn't see each other for several months, which weighed heavily on her. Bettie embraced Sabrina tightly, her voice trembling as she said, "When you get there, make sure to call me often. And if things aren't going well, please come back."