The silence continued until...
"When?" Luna asked, her voice now tense with concern that all might have something to do with what she had done in their last encounter.
"A little before we escaped too," Kira responded deflatingly, like she had been holding onto uncomfortable information for too long.
"Of course he did," Mayo murmured, but her tone held more exasperated affection than real criticism. "He's so predictable when it comes to getting involved in problems that aren't his."
"Maybe puberty problems too?" Liora asked after a moment, remembering something with a smile and clearly trying to lighten the mood with humor. "You know how boys are at this age. Impulsive, emotional, doing stupid things to impress us girls..."
"Puberty?" Larissa asked, genuinely confused. "What do you know about puberty when you're barely going through it yourself? You talk about it like you know so much and... what does that have to do with any of this?"
