Ineffable

36 | HE LEAVES ME OR I LOST HIM?

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Iris

"Would you stop with that knife, Colten Dias?" I snap at my best friend.

Colt stops running his finger on the butter knife and looks at me, coolly. "Why?"

"Because this is not a fantasy novel and you cannot kill Noah with that," I say, stomping back and forth as if I am planning a murder—which I am.

Because Noah Arthur Radcliffe is late.

Stupid Nommy is so late that I will kill him when he comes—if he comes.

Today is Sunday and he said he would be here in the afternoon, taking me someplace, I don't know which is very concerning. He can just take me to a wide grassy area and tell me to search for treasure.

No, wait. That was what Adi told me—so, Noah would definitely not do that.

"Who said I was gonna kill Noah? I am just scar—"

I stop my scheming walk and turn to Colt. "I will get the butcher's knife from the kitchen."

"Cristo, Iris, stop!" Colt stands in front of me, holding out his hand.

I turn towards the left.

He slides towards the left.

I glare at him and push him away.

He recovers and pulls me back.

Alas, I started throwing punches at his arm.

"Don't let me use my height," Colt tells me, avoiding all of my punches.

I jerk away from his hold. "You are already using your height. My neck will break from looking at you."

"Huh," He huffs. "I wonder what you think of Noah's seven feet height."

"He is only six-four," I grumble, looking at the door.

There is a slight pause from Colt's end, before he asks, "What's my height, Iris?"

"Five-eleven." I walk towards the door and open it.

"Wha—wha—are you crazy? I am over six-one."

"No, I am not crazy, and really? You are over six?"

"I am your best friend for years and you don't know my height but you know the guy you met over a month ago—Noah's exact height?"

I slam the door close.

Why? Why am I being like this?

It is not a real date.

It is a friend date.

Friend dates are supposed to be amazing and fun and super platonic. I do this Nick and Alyssa a lot, even Victoria joins us now. Colt thinks it is like hanging out and calling it a date is weird. So, he never comes. Tom thinks I will have a crush on him the moment I go on a date with him. Mike just doesn't come because of Alyssa. And Caleb has 'more important things to do than be a part of this crap'.

"Before you think that it is a friend date," Colt starts and I turn towards him slowly. "Let me remind you what you told him yesterday—I am not going to be in a relationship, then what's the point of this?"

"I said it to everyone," I argue.

"But you looked at him and said it," Colt argues back.

"He was sitting right in front of me. So, he was just... in the direction of where I was looking."