Chapter 4

Meanwhile, over at the international arrivals gate, a long, drawn-out wait was dragging on.

Mom kept scanning the crowd of people picking up passengers, grumbling loudly as she watched the faces. "That girl! She actually dares to ignore my calls!

"Look at the time. She's still not here. I bet she didn't touch a single chore at the house, either.

"I just called her three times in a row, and every single time it went straight to voicemail. She's really learned some tricks, knowing how to screen her own parents. Just wait till I get home, I'll teach her a…