For a very long moment, I'm certain it's a prank. I pull the phone away from my ear to stare at it with wide eyes. Elsa and Ian's gazes snap to me, immediately concerned.

"What—" Elsa starts to say.

"Rachel," I mouth immediately.

Elsa closes her mouth right away. We don't know what Rachel wants. It won't be a good idea for her to find out that Elsa is here with me, in case she's in another bitchy mood.

"Allison Omega Carter," Rachel says in a cold voice, "you're not ignoring me, are you?"

Yikes.

"No, I'm not, Miss Fisher," I say quickly. "How may I help you?"

Even through...