I forced a stiff smile. "Auntie, I really don't know."
With no clues, Blake's mother could only shake her head helplessly and leave.
The moment the door closed, my dad poked his head out of the room.
"Did you two have a fight? How could you not know where he'd go?"
I simply smiled and went back to my room.
Of course I wouldn't say a word.
Let him enjoy his wonderful night with Annika.
My mother was the head of the parents' committee, so early the next morning, she pulled my father and me along to the exam site to serve as volunteers.
We had barely arrived when I saw Blake's parents rushing around anxiously.
The moment they spotted me, they hurried over.
My homeroom teacher was right behind them, breathless.
"Melissa! Blake never returned home last night. Weren't you two together at school yesterday? Did he tell you where he was going?"
My teacher added urgently, "Melissa, you know how important this exam is to him. The test is about to begin and he's still nowhere to be found. Think carefully—where could he have gone?"
Looking at Blake's frantic parents made something soften inside me for a moment.