Aria noticed the way he tensed slightly, and knew that she had struck a nerve. "Well, you've got a very good lying face, at least. But it doesn't fool me. I listen, remember? I'm that one girl who's always there, but always in the background. The one girl that picks up all the juicy bits of gossip because everyone forgets that she's there." She slid his phone across to him and tucked hers in her purse. "And Garry, I've heard what people say about you. And they all wonder why you hide all day. You sit at the back of the classroom, in a corner so no one will notice you. You eat lunch in the library, and you're not a book shelver. I've seen you run in PE; you're fast enough to be on the track team. Or on the swim team. Or on the basketball team. You're smart, and logical. You could be Knowledge Bowl captain, or in chess club, or in speech and debate. But you don't do anything of the sort. Why do you hide, Gavriil? I know what it's like to be overlooked, and it's not something I would wish on anyone. Why do you want to disappear?