During the trip, Leela stayed lost in thought the entire way, staring at the road through the fogged-up window of the vehicle.

“Are you okay?” Eli asked, shifting her gaze between the road and Leela.

“Yeah,” Leela nodded halfheartedly. “It’s just that… I saw something different in Ulises’s eyes today. Ever since he…”

She fell silent, having almost said ever since he got involved with Anya, but decided not to continue because she understood that revealing her friend’s strange relationship with that woman would hurt Eli.

“Ever since he…?” Eli pressed with interest.

“Nothing, I don’t even know what I’m saying anymore,” she dismissed it. “It’s just… we don’t usually...