"Um, no. Let me make a call."
Stella went to a corner and called Silas first. Only a few people called him on the phone so Silas often paid special attention to it. He picked up within the second ring.
"Yes, Luna?"
"Is Asael busy?"
Silas answered, "No, he isn't. Do you wanna talk to him? I'll pass him the phone."
"O-Okay sure." Stella bit her finger.
"Hey, sweetheart. Did you have fun?"
With a guilty conscience, she asked, "Asael, are you done with your meeting?"
"Yeah. I'll be back in time for lunch." He sounded happy, which means the meeting went well.
Stella gave the friends group a glance, closed her eyes and asked, "Um, is it okay if I have lunch with them? They are making plans."
Asael didn't answer immediately. Stella checked if the call had disconnected. It was
