Meanwhile...
"Tut… tut…---Hello, Mom. This is Cairo. Can we finally meet?"
But only silence followed. Seconds passed, yet no voice came from the other end of the line.
"Hello, Mom, are you still there?" Cairo asked again.
Bern, who had been watching quietly, noticed the sudden sadness in Cairo's voice. He glanced at his phone and realized the call had already ended minutes ago.
Sylvia had hung up.
Still, Cairo clung to the faint hope that his mom might speak to him.
"Cairo, son… the call has been gone for a while now. Maybe your mom just lost her signal again." Bern said softly, trying to cover up what Sylvia had done.
But Cairo didn't believe him. His lips pressed into a pout, his eyes reflecting disappointment, like a child sulking.
