Take Me Away novel Chapter 59

On the expressway of the north outer ring of M City, a bus from the D University sped towards Maple Mountain.

Inside the bus were students from the Jewelry Design Department. Some of them were resting with their eyes closed, and some were chatting. They were all in the two-hour ride together to sketch on Maple Mountain.

Fiona sat calmly beside the window. Throughout most of the ride, she just absently and quietly gazed out the window.

"Hey!" Sophia tapped her by the shoulder. "What's so beautiful that you keep staring outside the window? You haven't even blinked!"

Fiona returned to her senses. She smiled. "Why don't you see for yourself? We're still an hour away."

"Hey, you two!" Ella took off her eye masks and turned around to look at them. "Shut up! I'm trying to sleep. You're distracting me!"

"Look what time it is now! Why are you still sleeping?" Sophia snorted.

"We'll be hiking up the mountain later. Don't we all need a good rest to have enough energy later?" Ella yawned, put on her eye masks again, and sat comfortably in her seat. "Be quiet!" she warned again before trying to doze off.

"Humph!" Sophia protested in a low voice.

Fiona gripped her phone tightly. 'We'll be in the Maple Mountain for three days. I've only told Grandpa about it. Should I tell Spencer? What if he returns early and I'm not there? Should I call him?' she thought.

Sophia howled, "What are you thinking about again, Fiona? Talk to me. You're too quiet! I'm bored!"

Just as Fiona was about to say something, her phone rang.

"Shit!

That scared me." Sophia clutched her chest. She glanced at Fiona's phone stealthily. "Who called you?" A sly smile formed on her face. "Is that your husband?"

"Hush!" Fiona shushed her.

Spencer's name flashed across the screen. Fiona immediately covered Sophia's mouth with her hand. "Are you trying to kill me?

Why would you say that out loud?!" Sophia shook her head and pushed Fiona's hand aside. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" she apologized earnestly.

Frowning, Fiona took a breath and answered the phone carefully. "Hello?"

"Fiona, what took you so long to pick up?" asked the man on the other end. "What do you mean?" Fiona asked. "Are you trying to ignore me?" Spencer's unpleasant voice came from the other end. Johnson,

sitting in the driver's seat, peeked at Spencer through the rearview mirror. 'This man is a man of duplicity. He has been smiling since he finished his task, and now he's pretending to be angry? What for?' he thought.

"I didn't hear it right away." Fiona covered her cellphone with one hand, and tried to push Sophia away with the other.