章 43: MALCOM AND DAISY

Dylan and Josh found themselves sitting at the table in awkward silence, awaiting the arrival of Myra and Ashley. Doubts lingered in the air, with Josh expressing uncertainty. "I'm not sure they're coming," he remarked.

Dylan, in his typical sarcastic manner, replied, "You think?" The atmosphere remained tense as they began to eat their food without the company they had anticipated.

Interrupting their solitude, Thomas approached the table accompanied by two thin children, one girl and one boy.

Curious, Thomas inquired, "Where are the girls?"

Dylan, ever the prankster, decided to play along. "Oh, they're just invisible, but they're there," he claimed.

Genuinely surprised, Thomas bought into Dylan's ruse as nothing was truly impossible now, responding, "Really?" The realization that he might have been fooled slowly dawned on him.

"They didn't come today," Josh chimed in, further revealing the jest.