79 CH 78: When the Night Falls

Eve sat cross-legged on her bed, wearing her favorite fuzzy pajamas. 

Water from her damp hair trickled at her nape. She rubbed the body towel against it. For less work, she draped the towel around her shoulders instead. Earphones popped into her ears and played mellow music. Both of her hands held her cellphone.

'Here goes nothing,' she told herself.

Opening the DTC app, a drop of water fell onto the bottom part of her screen. She wiped it off against her pajama pants but the device still struggled to recognize her touch. Her thumbs tapped on the screen, trying to get a single response.

Then, it did.

*Dialing Yan*

The music stopped playing. It had been replaced by the ringing tone. Her brown eyes flew wide. Scared to make another mistake, she locked the screen and wiped it against several places: her pants, her bedsheet and her pillowcase. 

"Good evening, Ms. Evangeline," a voice filled her head.