"Ivy, I have something to tell you."
The girl he spoke to then nodded slowly. "Just tell me," she said.
Aaron looked so hesitant to reveal what was bothering him. Ivory waited a few seconds, but the man stared and couldn't speak. Aaron even looked agitated.
"Aar? What-"
"Why did it take so long, Babe?"
Joy came with pounding steps. She pouted and looked so annoyed. She crossed her arms in front of her chest while her sharp gaze looked at Ivory with dislike.
"I need the medicine now! If I don't take the pill, my fever will worsen, Babe."
"Honey, just let me-"
"Just tell her! I don't want to be left behind! What if you leave and I faint?"
"Joy, but it's already half past twelve. In half an hour, there will be Sweeping—"
"The pharmacy is only three hundred meters from here, right? It didn't take long to get there. It'll take only ten minutes."
"But, Joy-"
