"Wow, big sis brought some veggies. I'll cook after I finish my popsicle."
"How come you're home so early? Final exams today?"
"Mhm, finished them. I'm free tomorrow."
"So how will you spend your summer vacation?"
"I'll go to work with Mom during the day, and in the evenings I'll be home alone."
"Why will you be home alone at night? Where's Mom?"
"She's taking classes. She's enrolled to sit for the Intermediate accounting exam in September. These two months she's been attending night school, and it'll continue over the summer for a special intensive prep course."
"So you're alone at home in the evenings."
"Yeah."
Ye Nai pulled out her phone and looked at a previous message from her mom, which didn't mention anything about night school.
"You've been alone every evening this semester? Have you encountered any danger? Like weird people knocking on your door?"