Leaning over the edge of the bed, she pulled her purse towards her and retrieved it, six new text messages and eleven missed calls. The texts were from Chester, asking if she was home, making sure she was okay and asking her to call him when she could. The calls were from Nuella and Mrs. Jpackson, and her stomach clenched with anxiety as she wondered why they had called her so many times in the last fifteen minutes.
Getting a hold of her phone, she called Chester first, her stomach sinking when it went straight to voicemail. She left a simple message and hung up to call Nuella, jumping as the phone beeped in her hand, the words 'Nuella Babe' appearing on the caller ID. Swallowing loudly, she took a deep breath and answered.
"Oh my God! Mena! Thank God you picked up. I saw Chester leave Ceaser earlier and he looked anything but cheerful. Is everything alright?"
