Sixty Six

It was fortunate that his phone rang, and he looked at who was calling. I noticed his face hardening and how he walked away from me, grabbing his phone before answering it. His grandfather called, and it seems important.

For the time being, I sighed in relief, but he would ask the same question later. Iffin! It's Katana's fault if her voice isn't loud, Zach won't hear about it.

What excuse do I have? I looked up at Katana and Alice talking to a group of men and women at the seashore not far from where I was.

They were laughing, and Katana waved at me to come. The group turned in my direction, and what a coincidence! They were our high school classmates.

My gaze was drawn to Zach, who was standing far away and still on the phone. The better I left here, the less likely it was that my classmates would insist on my joining them.

I acted like I didn't see Katana's waving and walked towards our house. When I arrived at my room, I texted Katana, telling her not to say anything about our