Genevieve:
"Maybe I can bring it up again during the lunch with Caspian today," I considered, hoping to somehow convey this conversation. I truly wanted to go out with Caspian, but Monique had chosen an odd time to discuss all this, and she seemed quite determined.
"You're going on a lunch date with Caspian?" she asked, her forehead creasing with a frown. "Didn't you know today is the eclipse?" She stared into my eyes, her head tilting, and her expression conveyed her frustration with me for forgetting about something we had been preparing for years.
"Oh, can we skip this eclipse?" I asked, hoping for a way out, but she shook her head vigorously, looking visibly upset that I even suggested it.
"Actually, the thing is that--" I began to explain, but she didn't want to hear any more.
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