"Sorry," Cho said. "I thought this would be faster." She hugged Melinda a little longer than what was strictly necessary. "When did you last sleep? Or eat? I should've brought some food..."
She always seemed to fuss about food when her friends were upset. It made her feel like she was a hundred years old with half a dozen grandchildren, but it was what her aunt Tai did, and she seemed to become more like her by the day.
"I didn't dare take to take a closer look before I ran for it," she said. "Not that they would've told me much, you're the bright one in this equation."