Sophia was probably a touch surprised, for she only spoke after a long time, asking, “Why are you back? I remember you saying that you’re going to spend a whole month away from home.”
Logan again chuckled to build up the atmosphere. “Naturally, I’m back because something happened.”
Sophia’s voice turned somber. “What’s wrong? What happened?”
As soon as she finished speaking, John’s voice drifted over. “Who’s that?”
Sophia’s voice then sounded slightly farther. “It’s Logan, saying that he’s already home.”
John’s voice slowly drew near. “He’s home? Hasn’t he just been gone for a little over half a month?”
John came over and took the phone from her. “What’s wrong, Logan? Did something happen? Didn’t you say you’re going to be away for a month? Why are you back now?” They knew Logan all too well; if he said he was going to be away for a month, then it’d definitely exceed a month instead of falling short of that figure. Thus, John was indeed rather surprised that he was back now when it’d only been half a month.
Unbidden, a chortle escaped Logan’s mouth. “Something happened. Lola wasn’t feeling too well, so I quickly brought her back.”
At this time, Lola had already found a chair and sat down at the side, looking on as he showed off.
For some time, nary a peep came from John and Sophia. Logan initially planned to wait until they asked before telling them the good news, but there was no sound from the other end even after he’d waited for several seconds, making him edgy. When he failed to obtain any questions after waiting for an eternity, he cleared his throat.
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