After receiving a phone call from Yumi at such a bad time, I felt as if my brain had jammed.
Having noticed that my face became vacant after the call, Hebe came to realize that the call was about something very serious.
“What’s wrong, Ben? Are you okay?”
Hebe’s voice jerked me out of my trance. I was too anxious to spare a thought for what to do next.
“Hebe, I got something very important to attend to. You may go back without me.” Time was short, and I knew that Hebe wouldn’t be able to get out of this country tonight if I failed to show up in Suzuki’s house on time.
I was determined not to bring Hebe with me, and my resolution was strong and unswerving.
Unaware of what had happened, Hebe watched as I quickly ran off, but I soon doubled back and told her, “Hebe, with or without me
