CHAPTER 121 THE SNITCH’S FALL

Minerva "Ouch." As a sharp pain coursed through my arm, the word escaped my mouth. I had just bumped into someone—it was not just anyone; actually, it was Elias. "Oh, I didn't see you there.” He said that when he looked up, he was staring at his dirty shoes. "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 in, I went my own way, too. I needed to tell Dominic something, and I've been searching for him for some time now. As fate would have it, I encountered him within a short distance, and his demeanour was anything but amicable. “What's wrong?" I ask