A sudden phone call interrupted Lariette during her break that afternoon. She had just settled on a seat in the cafeteria when her phone buzzed incessantly. With just one look on the screen, she could guess what the caller wanted to tell her.
"Maddie, if you scream—"
"LARI! Why didn't you tell me?"
Lariette almost slapped her own face when Madeline cut her off, shrieking at the end of the line. She instinctively distanced the phone from her ear, unwilling to suffer from any loss of hearing because of her friend's scream.
Thankfully, she was alone at the table and only less than five teachers remained in the cafeteria. Still, she caught the weird glances thrown in her direction.
"Lariette, are you okay? Is it a spam caller?"
Lariette's lips twitched when one of the teachers, Ashley, asked. She put on a smile while inwardly scolding Madeline.
"It's fine. My friend's too excited about something."
