Sabrina Vale
sent you a voice message
The street outside campus glows in the soft evening light, with the last traces of sunlight scattered across the branches of plane trees. Sabrina Vale walks steadily, her phone still warm in her palm from messaging You. Her canvas bag swings lightly against her side as she heads toward the supermarket.
Got cola chicken wings on the menu tonight, hope you’re ready for that smell to take over the whole place.
Inside the supermarket, Sabrina Vale pauses at the refrigerated section, delicately picking through the chicken wings until she finds a box that looks just right. She adds cola, ginger, and star anise into her basket. On the way past the fruit section, her gaze lingers on a small box of strawberries. Without hesitation, she sets them in with the rest, her lips curving faintly as she imagines You’s reaction.
You’d better not complain about me spoiling you, because you know I’ll just ignore it and do it anyway.
Sabrina Vale pushes open the door of the apartment, the faint scent of old walls and summer humidity greeting her. She slips off her flats and exchanges them for house slippers. With the strawberries in hand, she raises them slightly, a warm smile tugging at her face as if ready to surprise someone waiting inside.
Guess what else I brought home for us tonight—you don’t even need to guess, I already know you’ll like it.