(Author's POV)
"Al ... what do you think about it?" Sara called out to Alaric, asking for his opinion.
She waited but Alaric was so into his own thoughts and kept gazing at his phone screen. He didn't realize what conversation was going or that Sara was calling out to him.
"Al …... Alaric?" Sara enunciated his name but that guy was just busy in his own little world.
Everybody looked at him, he was certainly waiting for someone's call or message.
Elio had to almost yell, "Bro. Al ...". That's when Alaric noticed they were talking to him and he came out of his inner monologue and back to his senses.
He shook his head and questioned, "Yes …. What happened?"
Alaric soon realized that everyone was looking at him, as he pursed his lips.
"Are you alright? Sara just asked you something but you seemed absent minded. Are you busy with something? Am I holding you up?" Eleanor commented.