There was silence as the two of them stared at Karl. It happened that Karl had been sitting up there in the tree for a while now—he was there even before Sunnie arrived.
Karl was sitting there simply listening to what they were talking about, until they started talking about him. He was thinking that Sunnie would agree to come speak with him and ask him questions. He was actually feeling proud at the thought of it.
But suddenly, Sunnie started roasting him. He was so shocked when she began talking trash about him that he sat up immediately to stare down at her—and slipped.
Karl landed hard on his back after his fall. Sunnie and Zayn turned and stared at him.
"Were you eavesdropping?" Sunnie questioned as Karl struggled to get up, massaging his back.
"Eavesdropping? And why would I do that? I was here even before you came, so stop dreaming." He snapped at her as he stood up, rubbing his waist.
Zayn smiled. "I guess the bird forgot he could fly."
