{Elira}
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"Elira! You are fast," Nari said with a little laugh.
My chest heaved as I tried to catch my breath. "What happened? Why did you tell me to come back quickly?"
She clapped her hands together dramatically. "Oh, that. Nothing happened."
I froze, the words sinking like stones. "...Nothing?"
Nari bit her lip, then burst into a giggle she couldn't hold in anymore. "I just wanted to see how quickly you'd come running if I called you."
For a moment, I could only stare at her. My heart, which had been hammering out of sheer panic, now thundered for an entirely different reason.
"You—" My voice wavered between disbelief and frustration. "You pranked me?"
"Don't look at me like that." She tilted her head, still smiling wide. "It was a harmless test. You passed!"
"Passed?" I echoed, incredulous.
"Yeah," she said, swinging her legs. "It proves you're a good friend. You didn't hesitate, you came right away. That's loyalty."
