The thought of an incurable disease suddenly became a certainty in her mind, and she began to panic. Subconsciously, she opened her mouth and shouted, "Is anyone there?", hoping that someone would respond and take her to the hospital.
Junior high students always executed their teachers' instructions as if they were unbreakable decrees. No one dared to be late, so only her voice echoed continuously in the empty restroom.
At that time, smartphones hadn't yet appeared, and Nokia's color-screen phones had just entered the Chinese market, where everyone regarded them as luxury items.
Back then, the Gregorys' business was still profitable, so Maxwell Gregory bought her a phone.