No one to call
The only other option Ava considered was calling her father. However, since her parents’ divorce about a year ago, he had been living in a completely different state, making it impossible for him to simply pick her up. With no other alternatives, Ava knew that her only choice was to walk and hope that she would somehow find her way back home. But as she walked, the object the old man had given her burned in her pocket, as if it were constantly reminding her that something important was about to happen.
Nobody to Call
Curious about the object
Ava desperately wanted to look at the object again and try to find out what it was, but fear stopped her. She was afraid to do this anywhere she could be seen, fearing that she would attract even more attention to herself. What if I focus all that curiosity on myself again? she thought, remembering how she had felt watched on the bus. Now, without the possibility of escaping on another bus, she was completely at the mercy of the people around her, not knowing what to expect next.
Curious About The Object
