109 Chapter 109

It all seemed a little odd to me. "Wait. Isn't Eliza in California?" I asked. "Is that why you're acting so weird?"

"I'm not acting weird," he protested. "Why would you say that?"

"Something's not right," I replied. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. "Is Cadence in some sort of trouble or something?"

"No, everyone is fine." He shook his head at me like he thought I was overreacting. "I just we're working with some people, some shifty people, some people I don't trust, and I just wanted to stop by and let you know, in case you heard anything, what was going on, that's all."

My forehead was so wrinkled, I likely looked like a Shar-Pei. "Elliott, no one tells me anything except for you. Why would you bother to stop by and tell me this if it's not a big deal?"

He held my gaze for a long moment before he shrugged. "I don't know," he finally said. "I just felt like I needed to stop by and see you, tell you we're going out there, and tell you I hope you have a great time at camp."