"You're at the school gate?!"
Marcus nearly shouted, leaning closer to the screen as realization hit him. The familiar background left no room for doubt.
"When did you get back?"
"Three days ago," Talia replied with a satisfied nod. She moved closer to the camera, her flawless face filling the screen as she tilted her head slightly, eyes sparkling with mischief. "So? Surprised?"
So that was her big surprise.
At first, Marcus honestly did not understand what was so shocking about returning to school. A flight only took a few hours. But seeing her standing there, smiling at him like that, he realized the surprise was not really about distance. It was about her appearing suddenly in his world again.
Still, he put on an exaggerated wounded expression and spoke in a mock-threatening tone.
"You've been back for three days and didn't even tell me? You've got some nerve."
"Hmph!"
