After a while, she didn't know what had come over her, but she found herself typing a single word on her phone and sending it.
[Are you there?]
As soon as she sent the message, Ruby realized what she had just done. She instinctively tried to retract her message, but it was too late.
This only meant that he had already seen her WhatsApp message.
Ruby stomped her foot in annoyance. Had she gone mad? Why on earth was she initiating a conversation with Steve Burton?
The more she thought about it, the more mortified she felt. Just as she was about to grab her hair in frustration, she saw Steve's reply on her phone screen: [Yes?]
It was the exact same message she had sent, just with a different tone.
But Ruby didn't know how the same word "yes" could have such a magical effect, instantly soothing the loss, irritation, unease, and confusion in her heart.
She even noticed that her heartbeat had settled down, even feeling a sense of inexplicable joy.
