บท 280: A snake in the grass

"I'm sorry but we cannot go out this evening." Ximena apologetically cancelled her date with Liam.

He was deflated when he heard the news. "Did something come up?"

"Zaria needs me." She answered, referring to the text message that her friend had sent her the night before.

"But Xim, we made plans first." He complained.

She knew that, and she didn't wish to ditch him either. However, it didn't matter whether she was in the North Pole or in Mars. If Zaria needed her, she was rushing right back to help her friend.

"How about this? I'll go to see what Zaria needs and if it won't take long, I will meet up with you." She suggested.

He still wanted to complain but when she added that she would meet him at his place for a sleepover, he grinned. "Go and help your friend first."

She ended the call with a slight frown. Why did that suddenly sound odd?