Chapter 270: A Birdie Said a Certain Someone Bragged
A sudden phone call interrupted Lariette during her break that afternoon. She had just settled on a seat in the cafeteria when her phone buzzed incessantly. With just one look on the screen, she could guess what the caller wanted to tell her.
"Maddie, if you scream—"
"LARI! Why didn’t you tell me?"
Lariette almost slapped her own face when Madeline cut her off, shrieking at the end of the line. She instinctively distanced the phone from her ear, unwilling to suffer from any loss of hearing because of her friend’s scream.
Thankfully, she was alone at the table and only less than five teachers remained in the cafeteria. Still, she caught the weird glances thrown in her direction.
"Lariette, are you okay? Is it a spam caller?"
Lariette’s lips twitched when one of the teachers, Ashley, asked. She put on a smile while inwardly scolding Madeline.
"It’s fine. My friend’s too excited about something."
Ashley asked nothing anymore. She and her seatmate, Gillian, stood up while picking up their phones. They waved at Lariette before walking out of the cafeteria.
"Maddie! I’ve told you not to shout!" Lariette hissed once she put the phone back to her ear, turning sideways, "Are you a banshee?"
Instead of being offended by Lariette’s retort, Madeline laughed out loud. The sound traveled clearly from the end of the line. Lariette couldn’t help but imagine her friend laughing like a madwoman in her favorite horror movie.