“Wait!” I whispered hoarsely behind Li.
“What?” Li turned his head towards me and asked.
But I didn’t have anything to say. I was as bad as his classmates who raise their hands in class when they don’t have a question or a comment, but just want to be called on. Li continued up.
I hurried to the end of the nothing, the end of my tunnel and screamed as loud as I could, “Li Lu!” as if...
“Pepper!” we cried one by one. “Pepper! Treat! Treat!” But there was nothing, no one and eerily not a sound around.
“This has got to be the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever done,” I said out loud, although under my breath. I’m not really one...