AVEL
“Are you okay?” Fia's voice was tinged with concern as she paused in front of me, and I assured her that I was, despite avoiding her gaze. "I was worried," she said, scanning my face. "I thought something had happened."
"Nothing happened," I replied too quickly. But my voice sounded thin, and I half expected her to call me out for it. However, she didn't. Instead, she paused, studied me for a moment, and gave a small nod. "Okay. Jett’s waiting for us outside. He came to check on us.”
"Right," I said, grateful for the change of topic, and I fell in step with her as we walked toward the doors leading outside. We were both silent for a moment before I cleared my throat, hoping to relieve the awkward tension in the air. “Did Olivia finally leave?”
Fia shrugged, "I left her where we we
