"Are you really going to dig into this whole Angela matter, bro?" Hiro asked for what felt like the hundredth time that day. Renn let out a sigh and looked across the stadium. His eyes settled on Principal Valois, the woman he couldn't stand. She was standing there with Angela—his girlfriend. His chest tightened. What was she doing with her? Was Angela in trouble?
"You're not even listening to me," Hiro snapped, clearly fed up. He turned and began to walk away. He needed Renn, but it seemed Renn had his own issues and wasn't going to say anything useful.
"Hey, where are you going?" Renn called out, surprised that he was walking off like that.
"Why are you asking?" Hiro replied, his tone full of frustration. "You're completely lost today. I don't know if it's just me, but everyone's been acting strange since I woke up."
Renn ran his hand through his hair and sighed. "Sorry, man. Come on, let's sit and talk like brothers."
