"What are you spacing out for?" Ethan ruffled my hair gently. "Did you apply to Fordham? The Lincoln Center campus is like a ten-minute walk from Columbia. You can come study at the Columbia library with me—Lila's there too. The three of us can eat together in the dining hall."
Lila bit her fork and grinned. "Kingsley's dining hall is famously terrible. Consider yourself warned."
Ethan added, "It gets cold in Newford City in the fall and winter, so remember to buy a down coat. Lila and I will be at the same school, so we can look out for each other. You'll be right next door. If you need anything, just call."
Ethan and Lila would be at the same school, Kingsley, while I would be placed next door at St. Arden.
He said "Lila and I will be at the same school" so naturally, as if it were t
