The sun was already high and scorching in the sky as Jessica's car rolled out of Bassai village.
The countryside slipped past the windows in a blur of dry grass and endless road, but her mind wasn't on the view.
Throughout the trip, she had been consumed by her thoughts, carefully weighing the best course of action concerning the lingering issues that now demanded her attention.
She reached for her phone and tapped the screen. Notifications lit up instantly with missed calls, unread messages, updates all demanding her attention.
On arrival and all the while she was with her grandma, she hadn't bothered to check on the phone. To put bluntly, she had purposefully ignored it.
Partly because of the emotional rollercoaster she'd been on.
And partly because she didn't want to deal with anything when her composure wasn't in place and her focus wasn't steady.
Her fingers moved swiftly across the screen, and with a click, the device unlocked.
