"Thank you for going through the trouble, Eli," Leah chimed in after Eli finished her talk with Carla.
"No worries. I'm glad I can help," she replied with a smile.
Eli thought it's the least she could do for her. She's also glad that she didn't have a hard time refusing her invitation again.
This is one of the few moments she could actually spend time with her without their nosy classmates bothering them, so bearing an obligation wasn't really a problem.
As Eli thought of obligations, she suddenly felt like she forgot something she had to do.
"Oh, Hal!" she blurted out all of the sudden, much to Leah's surprise.
"Hal?" she repeated, dumbfounded.
"U-Umm... It's nothing. It's just that... I need to go now."
"Eh? Already?"
As Eli was about to saunter away, she felt a strange presence out of nowhere.
