I rubbed the back of my head, the café suddenly feeling ten degrees warmer. The laughter from a second ago evaporated. Jasmine toyed with her straw. Kim stared into her latte like it held the secrets of the universe. Tessa drummed her nails on the table, slow and deliberate. Nala tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Even Minne, half-hidden under her hood, went perfectly still.
Delilah's gaze drifted from face to face, lingering on the way Minne's fingers curled protectively around her hot-chocolate mug, on the matching keychains dangling from Jasmine's and Tessa's belts, on the identical faint hickeys peeking above Kim's collar. A small, knowing smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.
Silence stretched, thick as the rain hammering the windows.
I clapped once, loud enough to make Minne jump. "Well. Since we're all here and the quiz is dead, let's do something fun."
Kim blinked. "Like what?"
