"Where is she? She usually won't be late." Kana asked Shuu.
"I don't know. Maybe she's sick?" Kana shrugged and faced the teacher.
"Still, it's unusual." Shuu argued. Kana didn't say anything.
~A few days later~
"She's still not answering her phone. Where did she go?" Shuu worriedly asked.
Kana replied "Just go to her house. I'm sure the teacher will have her address."
Shuu went to ask the teacher and he gave him the address and said "Sure, bring her the worksheets too."
~After school~
"Kana, you're not coming?"
"Nope, I have extra lessons...failed my tests." Kana said as she pulled a long face.
"Bye then" Shuu waves at her and looked at the address the teacher gave him.
'It's further than I thought' He thought and made his way to her house. When he reached, he saw it was a fairly large house.
There's no car.....I thought her father still had to work. ' He stepped up to the doorbell and rang it.
"Ding dong!" He heard the bell ring from outside. After waiting for few minutes, he realised the door was slightly ajar. He was confused for a second and said aloud "Riko? I'm gonna come in!" He pushed the door open slowly and made his way in. He noticed that there was little light and a table in the middle of the living room. He walked to what he assumed was Riko's bedroom and pushed the door open. "Riko?"