A pet?

At exactly 3:30 PM, Aviana went out of her room. She walked into Ethan's office to bid him goodnight. He would not let her go so easily without asking her questions, so she came in prepared with the lies she would tell him.

Ethan checked on his wrist watch and said, "It's 3:30 PM, where are you going to this early?"

"My mother isn't feeling well, so I have to pick Hayden from school. Also, I'll have to pass by the market to get us some groceries, we don't have any at the house," Aviana said confidently while she tried to maintain her cool and composure.

"Okay… Then I should call Rao and ask him to pick you up now," Ethan said casually while he got ready to dial Rao's number. Aviana stopped him immediately.

"No, that won't be necessary, Ethan. I'm already running late, if I decide to wait for Rao to pick me up, I won't get to pick Hayden from school on time and still have time to buy groceries? Besides, Rao might be busy wherever he is. I should atleast give him a little break,