80: How [Un]Lucky Am I?

Saturday.

Standing outside a house that was nothing more than ordinary, I pressed the button by the door, causing a buzzing noise to resound from within the walls.

"Ah, welcome!"

Before long, the door opened; a chestnut-haired girl revealed herself from inside, clad in casual clothes.

Ushering me in with a brief greeting, I closed the door behind me as Ella Chiba-Wallace walked through the entrance corridor, her indoor slippers making a smacking sound on the wooden floor with every step.

Approaching the stairs to the upper floor as I took my shoes off by the door, she leaned her head up the staircase and raised her voice.

"Liam! He's here!"

Thud-!

There was a heavy thud on the floor above us as if something had fallen over, and then a smaller voice called out.

"Coming...!"

Ella chuckled and asked me.

"Would you like something to drink? We've got snacks, too."