“You’re not going either, Patricia?” Lulu asked with a hint of uncertainty in her voice.

She knew that if Patricia did not come along, Ellar would most likely not either.

That would leave just four of them, making it somewhat less exciting for all of them.

Patricia caught onto Lulu’s hint, and after a moment of hesitation, she nodded.

“Okay, I’ll come.”

“Really? Count me in too!” Ellar’s face lit up, as he was previously certain that Patricia would just say no to Lulu’s idea.

But before he could get too excited, Patricia shot him a frosty glare. “No, you can’t join us.”

“Why not?” he asked, his momentary sense of joy dissipating. ‘Where’s the fun in that?’ Lulu, whose brows were furrowed in confusion, turned to Patricia. “Come on, Patricia. Let him come. It’ll always be more fun with more people, don’t you think?”

“Yeah, exactly!” Ellar pleaded with Patricia, hoping she would change her mind.

Patricia stood firm, going as far as giving him an ultimatum. “If you go, Ellar, I’m

wonder what was happening between

should go. I’ll just

in just like that caught Patricia off guard, making her frown in suspicion. ‘He gave in too quickly. Something doesn’t feel right.’ “Alright, let’s go then,” Lulu finally said. “It might not be as fun with so few of us around,

worries, I’ll invite someone else,” Patricia said,

She said she didn’t have a boyfriend, so who could she be thinking of inviting?’ Then, he cast a glance over at Samuel, June, Lulu, and Spencer while his thoughts continued to race. ‘It’s unlikely that Patricia will just bring just one of her girl friends along, right? But if it’s not a girl friend, will it be another dude?’ These thoughts inundated Ellar, making him even paler than before as a sense of dread slowly crept in.

finally got to

a look of puzzlement on his

your

the focus. “Why did

you’re not coming with us?” Lulu asked, her tone

and Patricia a chance

go ahead without me. I’ll think of something,” Ellar said, noticing that Patricia had already

encouraged the others to leave as

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