I Should at Least Buy a Ring

“Yubel! Are you asleep right now?”

Knock, knock.

I stood in front of the firmly shut door and called out to Yubel.

It was already 11:10 a.m.

Ten minutes past the time we’d agreed to meet.

Yubel had never been late like this before, so instead of waiting around, I decided to go check on her myself.

……Did something happen?

When I got no answer, I started to feel uneasy.

I was sure I’d watched her make it safely to her room last night.

I took a deep breath and spoke one last time...