162 Collect Call

The next morning Lina woke to the beautiful sounds of birds chirping in a tree outside her window. She woke from a great sleep, albeit on a mattress on the floor but it was still more comfortable than Yanlin's creaky bed.

She went to the bathroom and after brushing her teeth and fixing her hair into a low braid, she got ready for the day.

Lina opened her closet and looked through her fairly large selection of clothes. She opted for a black tweed skirt and some black stockings with a cute salmon colored blouse and a touch of coral lipstick to add some life.

Lina made herself her usual morning cup of coffee and cut a slice of apple pie to have for breakfast, then sat down on a bay seat beside the window in the small living-area and turned on her cellphone to check her messages.

"What!" Lina gasped when she saw that she had over twenty missed calls.

More than ten from Yan and a whole bunch from her father's number.