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Chapter 17: The Snake

I stared at the wild woman, eyes wide and shook my head no. She laughed and sped through the streets with reckless abandon. “Of course they didn’t. Typical.”

The phone started ringing again through the speaker, and she reached forward to accept the call. She sweetly said, “What’s up, sib?”

“You’ve made your point. We’ll hang out.” Yujin’s voice sounded calmer than I was expecting, and I wondered how much of it was just for show. “Just come back and we can-”

“Not gonna happen, Yuyu,” she responded, cutting them off. “I’m already across the bridge and I’m kinda feeling peckish, I think we’re gonna get something to eat before heading to the house.” She turned to me with what looked to be a genuinely concerned look and quietly said, “Are you hungry? What are you in the mood for?”