Felix sat at the table beside Kip, clutching a warm bowl of oatmeal. He took a bite, swallowed, then asked, "Where's Nova?"
"She left," Kip replied flatly.
"What?" Felix nearly choked. "Why?"
"She wanted to live closer to work. You know this place isn't supposed to be permanent, right?"
Felix blinked. "Where'd she go?"
"She's renting a room in a house. Jared lives there too."
Felix froze, his spoon halfway to his mouth. "What? She's living with Jared?"
Kip shrugged and took a bite from his apple. "He found the place for her. Said it's the cheapest rent in the city. Jared is employed at the grocery store beside the library. Works as a cashier now."
Felix's stomach turned. "That's the store I applied to!"
"They're not hiring anymore," Kip said, chewing. "But you can look somewhere else. There's gotta be other places."
Felix stared at his bowl, appetite gone. He shoved the rest of the oatmeal down quickly, then stood and dropped the empty dish into the dirty bin.
Nova... living with Jared. The hotheaded jerk who couldn't go five minutes without threatening someone.
Felix clenched his fists. It didn't sit right. Not at all.