As Aiden's phone pinged in his pocket, he pulled it out only to see a message from Louise.
I've received my balance. It was nice doing business with you!
His eyes remained fixed on Louise's message for a moment before texting back:
"Good! We should meet soon to discuss. You should come to school, and we'll meet up. Let me know when you get here so that I can receive my package."
"What's wrong?" Olive's voice cut through the silence, her gaze fixed on Aiden, snapping him back to reality. She and the others had been trying to get his attention for a while, but his focus had been glued to his phone.
'Just what is he doing on his phone that is so important that he doesn't even know that we've been trying to get his attention since?' Olive thought to herself, her eyebrows raised up in suspicion.
"You seem lost. You've been staring at your phone for minutes now. Is everything okay man?" Mark added, his voice etched with concern.
