Chapter 38: Universal

Eli ran to the communal kitchen in the HL Tower, nearly colliding into the island as he slowed down. John threw an apron at him and Eli put it on quickly. After nearly a week living at the HL Tower, Eli had been getting to know the members of the League. Eli was the youngest person there which did provide some initial awkwardness as he wasn’t able to get pop culture references that were too old for him to know.

Thankfully, John was there and he always tried to include Eli in group of activities from impromptu basketball games to movie nights. They could order food but they enjoyed cooking and put a lot of effort into it. It was Eli’s first time to help with the cooking and he had no idea what to do. He never cooked a day in his life.

Astrea, or Stella, handed him a peeler and a bowl of potatoes. “You can handle this, right?”

Eli nodded. Peeling seemed easy enough. She taught him how to cube the potatoes after. She and John were making some kind of soup.