Chapter 105. The Snitch's Fall

Astrid

"Ouch." The word escaped my mouth as a sharp pain coursed through my arm. I had just bumped into someone; it was not just anyone, actually, it was Elias.

"Oh, I didn't see you there." He said when he looked up, he was looking at his soiled shoes before.

"It's okay, we both bumped into one another." I let out a weird smile.

"Right, I gotta go. Sorry once again." He rushed out the words and was out of my sight before I could say 'jack.'

To think of it, he has been acting really strange these past few days; it's almost like he's never there whenever anyone is talking to him.

I noticed that they have to either nudge him or call his name repeatedly before he gives his full attention.

With one last glance at the direction, he just ran to, I went my own way, too. I needed to tell Magnus something, and I've been searching for him for some time now.

As fate would have it, I didn't have to walk that far before I bumped into him, and oh bo