Stupefied, Elijah stared at Leah with his mouth open. "What the fuck did you just say?"
Okay, that was not the sign of a winning argument. Yet, she continued this time just a little hesitantly. " I mean, you know, like you knew when it was going to get dark, and it was earlier than it is in… London so you should have told us the time by which we should start returning, and.. you did not.."
"Oh," Elijah folded his hands in front of his chest again, "so you coming home late, and not recognising the signs of evening is my fault?"
Leah paused. Maybe it was the best idea to not go forward with it at the moment.
Lucy glanced at her and caught her eye, but Lucy looked back at Elijah before she went. "Yes, that's exactly what she said. She stupid like that."
An outrage scoffed left her, and she turned into Elijah. "No!"