Alex frowned as the intercom kept ringing.
"You should take it. I'm technically not here yet. No one should know I'm back home."
Kary nodded as she stepped in front of the device. Pressing the button, the screen lit up and showed the inside of the elevator, with someone's face taking up a part of the screen, who she hadn't expected to see today.
"Mom?! What are you doing here? I thought you had work this week."
Kary's mom smiled at the camera, seeing her daughter's face.
"I took the rest of the week off. I figured it was too much for you to stay alone, and I came to keep you company. Don't you want my company? Are you going to send your poor mom away? After she travelled hours to see you?" her mother replied.
She pulled a sad face, trying to look pitiful, and Kary sighed.
"No, mom. I won't send you away… But I'm not alone."
Her mom squinted.