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>Sit down next to Olivia.
Lorene considers it for a moment, then shakes her head. She climbs the final steps, before making her way down the hall toward her friend. Olivia looks up. “Hey, Lorene.”
Lorene sits next to her on the bench. “Hey, Olivia.”
“So…” The girl tries to act nonchalant, but her excitement bleeds through her whispered words. “Are we gonna sneak out and head over there?”
Lorene leans back, resting her head on the wall behind her and crossing her arms. “Nah, probably not.”
“Really?” Olivia puts a hand to her chin, narrowing her eyes. “This isn’t some kinda roundabout trick to get me to spill the location somehow, then you head off on your own, right?”
“Nope.” Lorene shrugs. “I’m not gonna let you get involved, and you’re not gonna tell me otherwise, so that’s about it. Friends need to stick together, anyway.”
“Huh.” Olivia thinks for a second, before shrugging too. “Okay! It’d probably have been a dumb idea anyway.”
The two just sit there for a little while. Lorene breaks the silence. “…By the way, I just wanted to say sorry again. For leaving you behind.”
Olivia sighs. “It’s alright, Lor. It’s a little annoying how vague you always are nowadays, but it was probably important.”
Lorene looks down. “…Yeah.”
“By the way, if you’re wondering what we’re doing here, just sitting around,” Olivia stretches. “My dad called Ruth’s parents and set up some kinda sleepover for us at their place. He didn’t want you to have to stay alone tonight.” She glances at Lorene. “Her parents should be coming by to pick us up at some point. You can always say no, if you want, but that’s up to you.”
>That’s pretty nice. How about it? Anything else you want to say or do?
