Aftermath (2)

"May I borrow your phone?"

When Wendy asked this to Chris, the young man's brow only rose but he still lent his cellphone to her.

"What are you planning to do? We can't possibly stay here forever," he asked.

"...I know. The police will surely come after me unless I go back there and pretend that I'm the impostor, which I obviously couldn't do."

She grabbed his phone and then went back to her personal space and hugged her knees again. By this time, she had already washed her hands and face. However, nothing but time could lessen the insecurities and redness in her eyes.

While running her thumbs on the screen, she explained to Chris her plan to contact her best friend. She told him, aside from her family, only Sofony was the person she could trust.