C36 Voices of Home

The phone buzzed again. Arun nearly ignored it—he had been letting most calls die in silence, too afraid of who might be on the other end. But this number… it was familiar.

His chest tightened as he answered.

“...Hello?” His voice was low, cautious.

“Arun!” The sound of Kenji’s laugh, warm and familiar, spilled through the speaker. Behind it, Aiko’s softer voice chimed in. “Finally