Evolution

After Thalia vanished, the time immediately continued.

That's when the three of them realized that it wasn't Hugo's powers that kept holding unto them but rather Thalia's.

Alliyah and Natalie were surprised when they saw that the three people that they have left in the room to be in their front suddenly.

"What happened?" Alliyah couldn't stop herself from saying the question out loud.

It was clear in her mind that they were alone in the dining room. What had happened for Hugo and the others to appeared suddenly without notice?

"You must have not seen us when you were getting the food." Ella chuckled as she smiled widely to avoid suspicion.

She looked back. "I asked them to accompany me here since I don't want to trouble the two of you." She added in.

"Oh," Alliyah nodded. Her eyes flew to the tray that was on her hand. She raised it up slowly. "This is your food. Should I place it back on the table?" she asked.