Electra's POV
I watched Penelope continue to follow directly behind me, and after several more seconds of hearing her footsteps behind mine, I finally let out a frustrated groan. It was starting to feel like she had glued herself to me, and no matter how many hints I gave her, she simply refused to leave me alone. I halted in my steps in the middle of the staircase and turned around to face her. Penelope almost walked straight into me before stopping herself at the last second, and instead of looking embarrassed, she only stared back at me with complete calmness.
"Why are you following me around?" I asked flatly, narrowing my eyes at her. "I already said that I don't need you coming with me."
Penelope crossed her arms loosely over her chest before shrugging like my annoyance meant absolutely nothing to her. "I'm not interested in going back to class," she responded casually. "So you should just let me come with you to the palace."
