Helanie:
It had been a tiring day, from me chasing after Norman to not resting after coming back from a four-day journey with mostly us being on the road, and then finding out that Lucy was stuck and probably waiting for any of her friends or family to finally figure out that this was not their Lucy. I had gone through a lot, so I was extremely tired.
We decided to call it a day. Even all the students were asked to return to the academy to rest. Argona was on watch 24x7 to make sure nothing strange was going on in the academy since the zharns could be very tricky. At the same time, we had returned home. My friends had decided to come with us today, so it was their first night with all of us.
However, the minute we entered the mansion, I saw everyoneās face fall at the sight of my friends, and by everyone I mean Charlotte and Azuraās. We entered the living room to sit down before we assigned the guest rooms to my friends. Norman had already asked the maids to prepare the guest rooms in the back side of the mansion.
"How about we cook for Helanie today?" Lamar suggested as soon as he saw Charlotte enter the living room. I had told him that Charlotte had been trying to feed me a lot and I wasnāt comfortable, so I was glad he remembered. I just didnāt know he would instantly jump in for my rescue.
"Oh, you guys are her friends, right?" And as expected, Charlotte started to speak. Azura had only seen us enter the mansion before leaving for her room. I could tell she wasnāt comfortable with my friends being here with me.
"Yeah, I guess we have met before," Jenny said as she remembered one of the events when they had come over.
"Uh, yeah, I donāt know, maybe I donāt remember," Charlotte said with a very nice smile on her face. But I think she couldnāt fool us anymore since we knew her truth, even if she didnāt know we did.
"Anyway, you guys donāt have to cook, youāre guests here. Iām cooking tonight," she stated, a very proud smile on her lips. But Lamar noticed I wouldnāt eat at home if she was cooking. It was getting a little difficult because I didnāt know which one of them would enter the kitchen to poison my food.
"You know what, no. We are not guests, we are her friends, her family, so itās our mansion as well. Right, Helanie?" Lamar asked, and I quickly nodded my head.
"And tonight, we will cook," Sage added, placing a hand on her chest.
I noticed Azura walk into the living room, folding her arms across her chest and leaning to the side against the doorframe. "Arenāt you the one who had a crush on Emmet?"
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