Kai heaves a sigh.

Lydia had surprised him again, coming over to his house as a matter of factly, pissing him off a little. That... that was not how one visits another. In case of Ari... That's a little different, right? But then it shouldn't be a big surprise considering Lydia was a relative of Ari's who also looks up to Ari like she was some sort of star.

Speaking of Ari, she did not come along and that was the reason why he was sulking around as Lydia pranced around the house.

"I think Ari's house is bigger than yours." Lydia says, ending her tour by plopping down the couch in their living room. "But your's still big."

Kai grunted in reply, not really wanting to say anything.

He hated these kinds of things. Why can't everybody be just like Ari and stop talking when he doesn't want to talk and just sit there being busy, but still there when he finally wants to talk?

"Where's Ari?" He finally asks the burning question.

Lydia's eyes widen a little, almost surprised at his question than a look of suspecious contemplating followed, which was replaced by some sort of sad, regretful look.

"She... She's in the hospital again." Lydia spoke quietly, surprising Kai with her volume as well as her answer.

"Hospital?" Just last week when he visited, Ari was totally fine.

Lydia squints her eyes and look at Kai as though judging him.

"You really don't know anything about Ari, don't you? And you call