C18 THE ANXIETY

Karie felt unsteady by the window now. She had been waiting by the window and now her feet hurt. She had asked Annie to call Dad’s phone, but always switched off came the reply.

Why did Dad have to switch off his phone?

Was he mad at us?

But what did we do?

Besides, we didn’t do anything wrong for him to bother about. She could remember Annie helping him fix his tie this morning