'What's up?" Lisa asked when I entered the room.

'You look moody."

'It's nothing." I shook my head.

'Um, where's Charles?"

'Oh, he left already. He asked after you but you didn't show up."

I felt a bit of relief mixed with disappointment knowing that he was gone.

'But you'll probably see more of him when he visits again. He used to be a student here but left due to some complicated reasons.

Anyway, enough about my annoying cousin, what's wrong with ...