"Why can't I participate in the patrol? You agreed earlier," Elinor asked her cousin, starting to seriously doubt something was off about her behavior.
"Now I'm telling you that you can't join the patrol," Janice said sternly, trying to dissuade her cousin. She was thrilled to see Elinor slowly returning to her old self, but she also knew how Elinor always managed to find herself at odds with their way of doing things. Just as Janice was about to level with her—
KABOOM! KABOOM!
Two massive explosions echoed from the outskirts of town, sending shockwaves and tremors rippling across the area. Both cousins snapped their heads toward the source, spotting two columns of smoke rising into the clouds.
"I told you, he saw through your carefully selected words and promises. You should've known the moment he genuinely thanked you," Delores said from the side, sipping on the mocktails Elinor had prepared previously.
