As Persephone and Yvannah entered the bustling cafeteria, the usual wave of greetings rolled her way. She smiled politely, nodding to familiar faces, but her attention was already wandering. The crowd's noise faded as she scanned the room, looking for someone she couldn't get off her mind. Yvannah, meanwhile, was engrossed in a monologue about her ill-fated Mediterranean diet.
"Honestly, Percy, I swear, I was on that diet all summer, and I practically lived in the bathroom! But hey, no pain, no gain, right?" Yvannah was saying with her usual theatrical flair, but Persephone barely heard her. Her gaze had just landed on the far side of the cafeteria, where the one that she was looking for seated—Ginny.
