“Are you sure this is okay?” Minhee worried.

“Stop worrying.” Ara rolled her eyes.

“I’m not…it’s just what if something happens to her?”

“Nothing will happen to her…unfortunately.” Yena assured Minhee.

“Yea, it’s not like there are murderers out here or poisonous animals that can attack her.” Ara added.

“I don’t know… I still think it’s a bad idea.”

“And will we get in trouble? Ssaem told us not to split up…” Soonmi worried about herself

“No. It’s not our fault Aeri ran off on her own, right?” Yena waited for an answer.

Minhee and Soonmi nodded.

“There’s 4 of us and 1 of her. Ssaem’s going to believe us. Not her.” Ara finished.

~

“I wonder when they’re coming back?” Aeri looked into the distance as she took a seat on tree trunk.

The sky above her was already beginning to get dark.

“It’s already 5:50…they should be back.” She thought.

Aeri took out her phone and called Minhee but after a few rings, the call was cancelled.

She had lost signal and her phones had no bars.

“I’ll wait another 5 minutes…if they’re still not back, then I’ll head back myself.”

Aeri ped her backpack and took out a thermos that L had prepared for her.

“It’s your favourite white hot chocolate. Drink it for energy!” A note was attached.

Just when Aeri thought she was alone, she wasn’t all thanks to L.

After taking a few sips of the warm drink, Aeri got up and headed